Dan K. Webb is an Illinois attorney known for his involvement in high-profile litigation cases and his connections to former Illinois governor Gov. James R. Thompson. He is the chairman of the Winston & Strawn law firm[1] and is the former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. From 1970-76 he was the Chief of the Special Prosecutions Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, and received international attention for his prosecution of retired Admiral John Poindexter[2] in the Iran-Contra affair.
As a federal prosecutor in Illinois, Webb gained fame for his lead role in the Operation Greylord investigations into judicial corruption in Cook County, Illinois. After leaving public practice, his focus was on defense, especially of white-collar crime and allegations of corporate malfeasance. He was lead defense trial counsel for General Electric in a price-fixing case, represented Microsoft in antitrust litigation, and represented Philip Morris in its tobacco-related litigation.
Webb attended Loyola University Chicago School of Law, receiving a J.D. in 1970.