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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.
Ben Singer, Former Head of DOJ Securities and Health Care Fraud Units, To Join O’Melveny
O’Melveny today announced that Benjamin D. Singer, a former senior prosecutor in the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, is joining the firm as a partner in its White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations practice…. via Ben Singer, Former Head of DOJ Securities and Health Care Fraud Units, To Join O’Melveny.
Former Regional SEC Director Joins Finch McCranie | Daily Report
The former regional director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Atlanta has joined Atlanta boutique Finch McCranie, where he will serve as of counsel alongside former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson. via Former Regional SEC Director Joins Finch McCranie | Daily Report
Eric R. Werner Named Associate Regional Director for Enforcement in Fort Worth Office — SEC Press Release
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Eric R. Werner has been named the Associate Regional Director for Enforcement in the SEC’s Fort Worth Regional Office. He succeeds Jessica B. Magee, who left the agency in February. via SEC.gov | Eric R. Werner Named Associate Regional Director for Enforcement in Fort Worth Office.
James Gatta, Chief of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the EDNY, Rejoins Goodwin as Partner | Goodwin
Global 50 law firm Goodwin announced today that James D. Gatta, the former Chief of the Criminal Division for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), has rejoined the firm’s New York office as partner in its Government Investigations and Enforcement and White Collar Defense practices. Gatta was an associate […]
Former Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Rejoins Cleary Gottlieb Law Firm – WSJ
Joon H. Kim, who succeeded Preet Bharara as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, is returning to the private sector as a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. This is Mr. Kim’s fourth stint working at Cleary in New York, where his focus will include white-collar criminal defense and internal corporate investigations. He […]
Former U.S. Attorney John Horn Joins King & Spalding’s Atlanta Office – King & Spalding
King & Spalding today announced that former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia John Horn has joined as a partner in the firm’s Atlanta office where he began his legal career…. via Former U.S. Attorney John Horn Joins King & Spalding’s Atlanta Office – King & Spalding