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Luke D. Shadley

Associate

Luke D. Shadley

Associate

Luke Shadley is an associate and litigation attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP, based in the Chicago office, where he is a member of the Commercial Litigation and the Government Enforcement Defense & Investigations Practice Groups. His practice includes defending clients facing a broad range of criminal charges, government investigations, and regulatory enforcement actions. Luke also has experience in a variety of commercial litigation disputes in federal and state courts.

Luke works with clients to navigate government investigations, conduct large-scale internal investigations, and litigate disputes. He collaborates closely with clients and the government to respond to any governmental inquiries and has successfully defended clients in False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute matters. He also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing both indigent and incarcerated clients.

During law school, Luke was a summer associate at Foley, a law clerk for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, and a judicial extern for the Honorable John Robert Blakey in the Northern District of Illinois. He also worked as a student attorney in the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where he helped identify and rectify wrongful convictions.

March 31, 2026 Foley Viewpoints

DOJ Announces First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released its first-ever department-wide corporate enforcement policy for all criminal matters, aimed at “promoting uniformity, predictability, and fairness in how it pursues white-collar cases to protect the American people.”
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January 28, 2026 Blogs

N.Y. Attorney General Brings Insider Trading Case

On January 15, 2026, the Attorney General of the State of New York (NY A.G.) filed suit against Roger G. Kramer, the former CEO of Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., accusing him of insider trading for selling his shares in the company before disclosing contamination issues with the production of COVID-19 vaccines.
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October 29, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

SEC Chairman Atkins Signals a Shift to a More Transparent Wells Process

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins recently previewed updates meant to “improve on and refine” the SEC’s Wells process. In his Keynote Address at the 25th Annual A.A. Sommer, Jr. Lecture on Corporate, Securities, and Financial Law on October 7, 2025, Chairman Atkins emphasized the importance of a “fair and transparent Wells process” that “should be viewed as an extension of due process and fundamental constitutional rights.” Chairman Atkins underscored that the process helps ensure the accuracy of enforcement decisions, and the goal is to “get it right.”
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May 5, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

The Northern District of Illinois Endorses “But For” Causation Standard for AKS-Premised False Claims Act Cases

A circuit split over the causation standard under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute could grow wider after a recent Northern District of Illinois decision.