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The Person At the PCAOB Who Auditors Feared the Most Is Now Their Friend – Going Concern
Modesti, who was the PCAOB’s first director of enforcement and investigations, has landed at Akin Gump as a partner in the firm’s white-collar defense and government investigations practice in Washington, DC. This is a big-time hire for Akin Gump. Not only did Modesti have a distinguished career at the PCAOB, where he brought the hammer […]
Teresa M. Goody Joins BakerHostetler in Washington, D.C.
BakerHostetler announced today the addition of Teresa M. Goody to its Washington, D.C. office, where she will continue her broad-based securities and corporate law practice that includes defending SEC investigations and assisting clients with securities litigation, as well as serving as general securities and corporate counsel. She joins from the firm The Goody Group PLLC, […]
Former SEC Senior Enforcement Official Aaron Lipson Joins King & Spalding in Atlanta – King & Spalding
King & Spalding announced today that Aaron Lipson, former Associate Director for Enforcement in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Atlanta Regional Office, has joined the firm as a partner on the Special Matters and Government Investigations team in the Atlanta office. Lipson spent 14 years at the SEC, and in his most recent role, served […]
Former PCAOB Director of Enforcement and SEC, DOJ Veteran Claudius Modesti Joins Akin Gump
Akin Gump is pleased to announce that Claudius Modesti, former Director of Enforcement at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), has joined Akin Gump as a partner in its white collar defense and government investigations practice in Washington, D.C. Mr. Modesti, prior to a 14-year tenure at the PCAOB, also served with the Fraud […]
Frederic Krieger Joins Murphy & McGonigle in New York
Frederic Krieger, an experienced securities lawyer who has held senior legal roles at the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Board Options Exchange, has joined financial services and regulatory law firm Murphy & McGonigle. Mr. Krieger comes to the firm from BMO Capital Markets, where he served as General Counsel for eight years at […]
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces The Appointment Of Criminal Division Chief | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced the appointment of Laura Grossfield Birger as Chief of the Office’s Criminal Division. via Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces The Appointment Of Criminal Division Chief | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice.
Former $1M+ Allen & Overy Partner Gets Trump Nod to Lead Commodities Agency | National Law Journal
A former top Allen & Overy regulatory partner who had represented some of the world’s largest banks and financial institutions is the Trump administration’s nominee to lead the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Heath Tarbert, who joined Allen & Overy in 2014, had been the head of the U.S. bank regulatory group and a leader […]
Williams & Connolly Chair Dane Butswinkas Is Named Tesla General Counsel | National Law Journal
Dane Butswinkas, the Washington-based trial lawyer and chairman of Williams & Connolly, will become the next general counsel to Tesla Inc, arriving as the company attempts to climb out of a period of intense regulatory scrutiny. Butswinkas, who has practiced at Williams & Connolly for 30 years and was serving as co-chair of the firm’s […]
SEC Co-Chief of Asset Management Unit Anthony Kelly Heads to Dechert in Washington, D.C.
High-ranking government official Anthony S. Kelly, former Co-Chief of the Enforcement Division’s Asset Management Unit at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has joined the Washington, D.C. office of Dechert LLP. Drawing on his experience leading the nationwide SEC enforcement unit overseeing the asset management industry, he will focus primarily on asset management enforcement and litigation as […]
Aaron Lipson, Associate Regional Director of Atlanta Office, to Leave Agency After 14 Years of Service
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Aaron Lipson, Associate Regional Director for enforcement matters in the Atlanta Regional Office, is leaving the agency this month after 14 years of service. via SEC.gov | Aaron Lipson, Associate Regional Director of Atlanta Office, to Leave Agency After 14 Years of Service.