Virtual Roundtable: Investing in Justice with Susan Levy, EVP and General Counsel at Northern Trust

Susan C. Levy is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary of Northern Trust, a leading provider of wealth management,
asset servicing, asset management and banking to corporations, institutions,
affluent families and individuals. She is a member of the corporation’s
Management Group. As General Counsel, Susan oversees a legal department consisting of more than 117 employees across the globe.

Prior to joining Northern Trust in 2014, Susan was the Managing Partner of
the law firm Jenner & Block, LLP from July 2008 through April 2014. She
began her tenure with Jenner & Block in 1982 and she was a member of the
firm’s litigation department where she regularly advised the firm’s clients on
complex business litigation matters. Susan received a J.D from Harvard Law School and a B.A. magna cum laude
from Cornell University.

Susan serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the
Ravinia Festival of Chicago,as well as the Board of Trustees of the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra, and is a member of the American Law Institute, the
Chicago Network, the Northwestern Law Corporate Counsel Institute, and
the Bank Policy Institute. In 2016 Susan served as the Chair of the Chicago
Bar Foundation’s “Investing in Justice” Campaign.
Susan has received several industry awards and recognition, including:
• The American Jewish Committee’s Learned Hand Award, 2018, recognizing
members of the legal profession
• The Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services William H. Avery
Award, 2016, recognizing her commitment to civic responsibility and pro
bono legal services in the Chicago area
• The Chambers Diversity Award for Corporate Social Responsibility Lawyer
of the Year, 2016
• The Anti-Defamation League’s “Women of Achievement” Award, 2010
• One of ten leading “Women to Watch” in Chicago’s business community,
Crain’s, 2009, and in the publication’s “Who’s Who in Chicago Business”
• One of the top ten leading women lawyers, women business lawyers and
women litigators in Illinois, Leading Lawyers
• She has also been feature in Illinois Super Lawyers and Lawdragon

Craig C. Martin is the Chairman, Midwest of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and is a member of the firm’s
Executive Committee.  Prior to founding the Willkie Chicago office in 2020, Craig was the Chairman of a
national law firm.  Recognized as a “courtroom to boardroom” lawyer, Craig regularly represents clients
in their most important strategic, reputational and economic matters in virtually every substantive area
of the law.  Craig’s role in representing the United Airlines Board of Directors was recently chronicled in
“Turnaround Time,” written by Oscar Munoz, former United Airlines Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, and published in May 2023. 
Widely recognized in the media, Craig is listed in Chicago Magazine’s "Power 100," a list of Chicago’s
most powerful people and Crain’s Chicago Business “Who’s Who” in Chicago civic, professional, and
cultural leaders.  He is ranked in Chambers Global and USA, as well as a number of legal publications as
one of the nation’s top lawyers.  Chambers noted that: "He's an outstanding, go-to attorney, especially
for complex matters requiring commercial awareness and astute judgment."
Craig teaches at the Harvard Law School and the Stanford Directors College, and is a member of the
Board of Advisors of the University of Chicago Law School.  Appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court,
Craig served a nine-year term as a Commissioner on Character & Fitness, the Committee which
adjudicates whether individuals are fit to serve as attorneys in Illinois, where adjudicated and presided
over trials of more than a hundred cases.  He is a member of the American Law Institute, the American
Bar Association, as well as many other legal organizations.  Craig received the Judge Learned Hand
Award for legal excellence form the American Jewish Committee. 
Craig is also a member of the Aspen Institute (Executive Committee; Chair, Audit and Risk Committee),
the Civic Committee, the Commercial Club of Chicago, the Economic Club of Chicago, and the National
Association of Corporate Directors.  He serves on the boards of the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's
Hospital of Chicago (Vice Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee), the Lyric Opera of Chicago
(Executive Committee; Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee), the Chicago Urban League, the
Chicago Council on Global Affairs, World Business Chicago and the Arie and Ida Crown Memorial at
Crown Family Philanthropies.  For nearly two decades, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the
Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago, including serving as secretary, vice-chairman and as chairman from
2011 to 2014, where he Life Trustee.
Craig represents a virtual who’s who of Fortune 100 corporations, boards, audit committees, private
entities, wealthy families and prominent individuals, including the family offices.
Craig earned his J.D. from the Harvard Law School and his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.