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FCPA Prosecutor Returns to Foley’s Litigation Department in Washington | Foley & Lardner LLP
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that former federal prosecutor Rohan Virginkar is returning to the firm as a partner in its Government Enforcement, Compliance & White Collar Defense Practice. Virginkar most recently served as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit. He also served as counsel to […]
Seeking Nominations for Securities Docket’s ‘Enforcement 40′
Securities Docket welcomes your nominations for our updated ‘Enforcement 40′ — the 40 best and brightest securities enforcement defense professionals in the industry.
Senior FCPA Counsel Leaves SEC to Join K&L Gates | Corporate Counsel
K&L Gates has just pulled in its second top lawyer in the past year from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This time it’s Neil Smith, former senior counsel in the SEC’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit. After investigating FCPA cases globally over the last seven years for the SEC, Smith joined the firm July […]
Fired by Trump, former US Attorney Preet Bharara launches podcast
The 48-year-old is launching the weekly show “Stay Tuned With Preet,” in partnership with WNYC Studios, a subsidiary of New York Public Radio. The podcast will be produced by Some Spider Studios, a media company owned by Bharara’s brother, Vinit, where Preet Bharara became an executive vice president earlier this year. via Fired by Trump, […]
Trump May Nominate a Giuliani Law Partner as U.S. Attorney in Manhattan – The New York Times
The Trump administration is considering naming Geoffrey S. Berman, a law partner of the former New York City mayor and ally of the president — Rudolph W. Giuliani, to assume the powerful position of United States attorney in Manhattan, according to two people familiar with the matter. via Trump May Nominate a Giuliani Law Partner […]
Wilmer Hire Bolsters Linklaters’ US White-Collar Expertise | The American Lawyer
Douglas Davison, a longtime partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr in Washington, D.C., has left the firm to join London-based legal giant Linklaters in the nation’s capital. Linklaters announced Monday its hire of Davison, who leaves Wilmer after more than 16 years at the firm. Davison joined the latter in 2001 after holding […]
Kirkland & Ellis Hire Expands SEC Alumni Roster | Bloomberg BNA
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has snagged another former senior SEC official in Washington after taking on two of them earlier this year, the law firm said July 11. Alpa Patel became a partner at the firm following her departure from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management, where she oversaw rulemaking on private […]
Alston & Bird Snags White-Collar Defense Partner From Paul Hastings | Daily Report
White-collar defense litigator Paul Monnin has joined Alston & Bird as a partner from Paul Hastings. Monnin said he made the move to focus more on defending clients in securities enforcement actions and related civil litigation, such as shareholder suits. via Alston & Bird Snags White-Collar Defense Partner From Paul Hastings | Daily Report
Former DOJ Criminal Division Head to Join Latham – Law Blog – WSJ
The former head of the Justice Department’s criminal division is joining the law firm Latham & Watkins, the firm announced on Wednesday, making the firm now home to two former assistant attorney generals for the criminal division, and three senior members of the Enron task force. Leslie Caldwell will join the firm in September in […]
Former Assistant Attorney General, Leader of Criminal Div. to Join Firm — Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Leslie R. Caldwell will join the firm’s San Francisco office as a partner in the White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice in September. Caldwell most recently served as the Presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division. She is a […]