Av. Lauren Jaffe
Lauren Jaffe serves clients in matters from discreet internal investigations to large-scale class actions, leveraging experience as a paralegal for the Department of Justice, a student representing federal criminal defendants, a federal judicial law clerk, and an attorney working alongside an in-house compliance team. Lauren helps clients navigate a wide variety of matters, with a particular focus on commercial and white collar cases.
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About Lauren Jaffe at a glance
Lauren Jaffe is a criminal defense, business, class action, white collar, and product liability attorney based in Chicago, Illinois, practicing at Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP. Admitted to practice in Illinois, Illinois State Bar. Educated at University of Chicago (J.D., 2014) and Washington University in St. Louis (B.A., 2009). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants (2026). Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Lauren Jaffe serves clients in matters from discreet internal investigations to large-scale class actions, leveraging experience as a paralegal for the Department of Justice, a student representing federal criminal defendants, a federal judicial law clerk, and an attorney working alongside an in-house compliance team
- Lauren helps clients navigate a wide variety of matters, with a particular focus on commercial and white collar cases
- She also handles class actions, internal and government investigations, and cases involving civil rights violations
- Lauren has experience in all phases of litigation from investigation through trial, including drafting successful dispositive motions, briefs, and sentencing memoranda, arguing dispositive and expert-related motions, handling all aspects of discovery, negotiating settlements, and preparing and examining witnesses for deposition and trial
- Lauren practices in both federal and state court
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Lauren Jaffe's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Lauren Jaffe handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
A criminal defense attorney protects your rights from arrest through trial. Find experienced lawyers handling DUI, drug, federal, theft, and violent-crime charges.
Lauren Jaffe is one of 214,270 criminal defense attorneys indexed nationally. Browse criminal defense attorneys in Illinois →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Lauren Jaffe is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Illinois →
Lauren Jaffe is one of 26,424 class action attorneys indexed nationally. Browse class action attorneys in Illinois →
Lauren Jaffe is one of 20,025 white collar attorneys indexed nationally. Browse white collar attorneys in Illinois →
Lauren Jaffe is one of 66,193 product liability attorneys indexed nationally. Browse product liability attorneys in Illinois →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Illinois
Practicing law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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