WASHINGTON, DC, July 15, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Joseph Tompkins has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Mr. Tompkins initially joined Sidley Austin LLP as an associate in 1975. He then worked as associate director of the Office of Policy and Management Development and deputy chief of the fraud section for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1982, he returned to Sidley Austin, where he has since worked as partner. Mr. Tompkins primarily focuses his practice in the areas of complex commercial litigation, international trade, and government litigation and investigations. He is noted for his work in white-collar crime cases.
After graduating summa cum laude from Washington and Lee University with a Bachelor of Arts in politics, Mr. Tompkins went on to receive a Master of Public Policy and a JD from Harvard University. He utilized his Ivy League education and was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 1975. Mr. Tompkins has since been admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of International Trade, the DC Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals, and the 2nd, 3rd,4th,5th,6th,7th, 9th, and 11th circuits of the U.S. Court of Appeals.
A member of the American Bar Association, Mr. Tompkins has been affiliated with the organization's white-collar crime committee and criminal justice section since 1980. He also served as chair of its task force on computer crime from 1982 to 1992. In recognition of his accomplishments, Mr. Tompkins has been featured in the 1st edition of Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America, the 4th through 19th editions of Who's Who in American Law, the 47th through 70th editions of Who's Who in America, the 21st, 22nd, 25th and the 28th through 43rd editions of Who's Who in the East, and the 9th, 10th and 23rd through 33rd editions of Who's Who in the World.
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