About
Randall Samborn has four decades of unique experience at the intersection of law, media, and government. He served for two decades as the spokesperson for the renowned United States Attorney's Office in Chicago. Prior to founding his own firm in 2018, he launched and managed the Chicago office of a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm. Formerly, he was Chicago Bureau Chief of The National Law Journal, a state and federal prosecutor, and an award-winning legal affairs journalist for The Blade in Toledo, Ohio.
Samborn served from 1995 to 2015 as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Public Information Officer under five United States Attorneys for the Northern District of Illinois. His tenure included the trials of two Illinois governors, an historic organized crime trial of numerous Chicago Outfit murders spanning 30 years, and an international terrorism trial involving planning of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He also served as the Justice Department’s sole spokesperson in two Special Counsel matters.
Since his government service, Randall has counseled a wide variety of clients engaged in athletics, energy, finance, food service, hospitality and travel, gaming, higher education, legal services, life sciences, real estate development, and recycling, each facing significant and diverse enterprise challenges and reputational risks. He has broad experience in civil and criminal litigation, investigations, and regulatory enforcement matters involving a wide range of issues, including environmental protection, cyber security, racial equity, and repairing the damage resulting from hate speech and the sexual abuse of minors.
A native of Toledo, Randall earned his bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis and his law degree from the University of Toledo College of Law, which honored him with the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2013.