Overview

Joshua Rabinovitz is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group, where he focuses on securities and other financial litigation. His clients have included AbbVie, Boeing, Deloitte, Dow Chemical, General Motors, H.I.G. Capital, Medtronic and Rio Tinto.

Josh frequently argues as lead courtroom counsel, recently winning favorable decisions after oral argument at both the trial and appellate levels. He also routinely advises boards, in-house counsel and company executives on litigation and corporate governance considerations.

Josh has been recognized as a leading securities litigator by The Legal 500 United States from 2014–2024. Prior to joining the Firm, Josh was a Trial Attorney at the United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, where he handled a broad range of federal litigation nationwide. From 2011–2013, he also served as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School.

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Recognition

Litigation: Securities (District of Columbia), Chambers USA, 2022–2024 

M&A Litigation: Defense, The Legal 500 United States, 2018–2019, 2022–2024

Securities Litigation: Defense, The Legal 500 United States, 2014–2024

Memberships & Affiliations

Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago Law School, 2011–2013

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • District of Columbia
  • Illinois
  • New York

Courts

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Education

  • University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D.with Honors2000

    Donald Egan Scholar

    Harold and Milton Durchslag Scholar

    Articles Editor, University of Chicago Law Review

  • Northwestern UniversityB.A., Historycum laude1997
    Departmental Honors