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Joan Loughnane, Former Acting Deputy U.S. Attorney in the SDNY, Joins Sidley as Partner in New York | News | Sidley Austin LLP
Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Joan Loughnane, former Acting Deputy United States Attorney at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, will join the firm’s Litigation Group in New York as a partner in its White Collar: Government Litigation & Investigations practice. Ms. Loughnane will focus her […]
SEC nominee wants to focus on enforcement – Pensions & Investments
Mr. Roisman said it’s important for the SEC to review its rules and regulations to ensure the agency is effectively promoting investor confidence, adding that if he’s confirmed he will focus on enforcement. “There’s a perception that the markets are rigged against the little guy and I think it’s important for the SEC to try […]
Julie Lutz, Regional Director of the Denver Regional Office, to Leave SEC After More Than 40 Years Serving Investors
Ms. Lutz has served at the helm of the SEC’s Denver office since November 2013, overseeing the agency’s enforcement and examinations in a seven-state region. Before her appointment to regional director, Ms. Lutz supervised the enforcement program in the Denver office as an associate director, and managed the Denver trial unit as regional trial counsel. […]
Ripple Beefs up Its Legal Team to Address the XRP Securities Lawsuit | NullTX
Many experts are concerned that Ripple’s XRP asset may be labeled as a security by the SEC. Those concerns first became apparent several months ago when a securities fraud lawsuit was filed against the company. The plaintiffs claimed the firm had sold securities to investors while maintaining centralized control over the currency’s supply. Although this […]
Morgan Stanley Adds Former S.E.C. Chairwoman to Its Board – The New York Times
A former chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission was named on Tuesday to the board of Morgan Stanley, the latest in a series of moves the bank has made to bolster its brokerage business. The new board member, Mary L. Schapiro, led the commission from 2009 to 2012 after her appointment by President Barack […]
Star shareholders’ lawyer Stuart Grant is quitting his practice: ‘I don’t like losing’ | Reuters
This week is Stuart Grant’s last as a fulltime lawyer. On June 30, the most prominent face of shareholder litigation in Delaware will no longer be a partner at Grant & Eisenhofer, the firm he cofounded with Jay Eisenhofer 24 years ago. Grant will stick around for several months to finish up cases, but his […]
Daniel J. Wadley Named as Regional Director of Salt Lake Office
The Securities and Exchange Commission today named Daniel J. Wadley as Regional Director of its Salt Lake office. Mr. Wadley succeeds Richard R. Best, whom the agency named Regional Director of its Atlanta office in January. via SEC.gov | Daniel J. Wadley Named as Regional Director of Salt Lake Office.
London law firms go on hiring spree for white-collar crime experts
After decades of being overshadowed by their corporate colleagues, white-collar crime lawyers are now among the most sought-after hires at London’s top firms. Louise Hodges, head of the white-collar crime practice at Kingsley Napley, said “the headhunters are very busy”, while Jonathan Pickworth, a partner at US firm White & Case, described the sector as […]
Ripple Labs Brings on Former Top SEC Officials to Help Defend Private Securities Lawsuit | The Recorder
There’s lawyering up and then there’s this: Cybercurrency company Ripple Labs has brought on a high-profile team from Debevoise & Plimpton—former Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Jo White and her enforcement chief Andrew Ceresney—to defend against a securities fraud lawsuit. The Debevoise attorneys and lawyers from two California offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom appear […]
Eric A. Kuwana Joins Cooley in Washington, D.C. and New York
Securities and commercial litigator Eric A. Kuwana has joined Cooley as a partner. Based in Washington, DC, and New York, Kuwana joins from Katten Muchin Rosenman, where he was partner and co-chair of the firm’s securities litigation and enforcement practice. via Cooley Adds Prominent Securities and Commercial Litigator.