In Memoriam: William Simon, Class of 1935

The IIT Chicago-Kent community mourns the recent death of antitrust pioneer and lawyer William Simon '35, a founding partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm of Howrey Simon Baker & Murchison, later known as Howrey.

A Chicago native, Mr. Simon was a renowned antitrust attorney who counted among his clients a number of oil companies, including Exxon and Shell. His firm, which he co-founded in 1956, for years was one of the country's leading antitrust firms. In the 1980s, Mr. Simon successfully represented Litton Industries in a major antitrust action against AT&T.

Mr. Simon earned his law degree from IIT Chicago-Kent in 1935 and served aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier Essex during World War II. Before co-founding his firm, he worked as a lawyer on Capitol Hill.

Mr. Simon died December 27 in Naples, Florida, at the age of 99.