Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Stephen P. Bedell is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP, where he is a member of the Securities, Enforcement & Litigation Practice.

Areas of Practice

• Securities Enforcement & Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1980
• Wisconsin, 1988
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1980
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1980
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1980
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1980
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1980
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1987
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1986

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects, 1988 - Present (Member)
• National Futures Association, 1983 - Present (Panel of Arbitrators)
• National Association of Securities Dealers, 1983 - Present (Member)
• American Arbitration Association, 1988 - Present (Member, Panel of Arbitrators)
• Chicago Bar Record, 1984 - 1986 (Board of Editors)
• Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission, State of Illinois (Inquiry Board, 1985-1988, Hearing Board, 1989-Present)
• Chicago Board of Trade, 1983 - Present (Member)
• Chicago Board Options Exchange, 1982 - Present (Member)
• Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., 1988 - Present (Advisory Board)
• American Arbitration Association, 1988 - Present (Commercial and Securities Arbitration)
• Chicago Bar Association, 1983 - 1986 (Member, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee)
• Chicago Bar Association, 1982 - 1987 (Member, Committee on Evaluation of Judicial Candidates)
• Chicago Bar Association, 1981 - 1985 (Member, Professional Responsibility Committee)
• Chicago Bar Association, Member, Arbitration Law Committee, 1984 - Present (Legislative Liaison, State Court Mandatory Arbitration Subcommittee)
• Illinois State Bar Association, 1984 - Present (Member, Section Council, Civil Practice and Procedure Section)
• Illinois State Bar Association, 1988 - Present (Member, Trademark and Copyright Committee)
• Illinois State Bar Association, Member, 1984 - 1985 (Standing Committee on Legal Education, Admission and Compensation)
• American Bar Association, 1985 - Present (Member, Committee on Commercial Arbitration)
• American Bar Association, 1985 - Present (Member, Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution)
• American Bar Association, 1987 - Present (Member, Task Force on Securities Arbitration)
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
• American Judicature Society (Member)
• Lawyers for the Creative Arts (Member)

Education

• Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, 1979
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  
  Law Review: Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, Articles Editor, 1978 - 1979
• Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1976
  H.A.B., Honors Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: With Honors

Published Works

• The Rodriques Doctrine: A New Tradition in the Arbitration of Securities Disputes (Co-Author with S. Bosch), Securities Regulations Law Journal 25, Spring, 1990
• Specific Performance in the Sale of Information Systems Acquisition Agreements: The Substantive and Procedural Issues (Co-Author with B. Broccolo), The Computer Lawyer, July, 1989
• Current Developments in Arbitration: Punitive Damages and Arbitrability (Co-Author with M.B. Cyze and D. Davis), 22 John Marshall Law Review 3, Spring, 1989
• Contracting Strategies for Protecting Your Hospital Information System Investment (Co-Author with B. Broccolo), Topics in Health Record Management 9:4, 1989
• Healthcare Information Systems Acquisitions: Contracting Strategies (Co-Author with B. Broccolo), Healthcare Information Management, Vol. 3, No. 1, Winter, 1989
• Equitable Remedies in Arbitration: A Survey of American Case Law (Co-Author with L. Ebling), 20 Loyola Law Journal 1, Fall, 1988
• The Compulsory Arbitration of Securities and RICO Disputes (Co-Author with L. Harrison and S. Harvey), Corp. Prac. Comm., Vol. 30, No. 2, 1988
• The Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records: The 1987 Regulations (Co-Author with W. Roach Jr. and S. Chernoff), Journal of the American Medical Record Association, Vol. 59, No. 4, April, 1988
• The McMahon Mandate: Compulsory Arbitration of Securities and RICO Disputes (Co-Author with L. Harrison and S. Harvey), 19 Loyola Law Journal 1, Fall, 1987
• The Interpretation and Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements (Co-Author with L. Harrison and B. Grant), 13 Journal of Contemporary Law, 1987
• Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress in Illinois: A Foreseeability Proposal (Co-Author with N. Jaffe and S. Sundvall), 11 Southern Illinois University Law Journal 263, Winter, 1987
• Recent Developments in Forum Non Conveniens: The Balance Shifts (Co-Author with M. Furlane), 66 Chicago Bar Record 114, 1984
• Arbitration Practice (Co-Author with L. Harrison, S. Harvey and M.B. Cyze), Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1989
• Chapter 7, The Adjudication of the Arbitrability Issue (Co-Author with M.B. Cyze and L. Peterson), Arbitration Practice IICLE, 1989
• Chapter 8, The Arbitration of RICO and Securities Disputes (Co-Author with L. Harrison and S. Harvey), Arbitration Practice IICLE, 1989
• Chapter 17, Punitive Damages in Arbitration (Co-Author with D. Davis), Arbitration Practice IICLE, 1989
• Chapter 18, Equitable Relief in Arbitration (Co-Author with L. Ebling), Arbitration Practice IICLE, 1989
• Equitable Remedies in Arbitration, Commercial Damages Reporter, Vol. 5, No. 8, December, 1990
• Punitive Damages in Arbitration, 21 John Marshall Law Review 21, Fall, 1987
• Arbitration Practice (Co-Author with L. Harrison, S. Harvey and M.B. Cyze), IICLE, 1989
• Construction Industry Litigation, IICLE, 1990
• Chapter 8, Construction Industry Arbitration, Construction Industry Litigation IICLE, 1990

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