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WSJ: Robert Khuzami Has Accepted SEC Enforcement Director Position, Announcement Coming Soon

By on February 9, 2009, 6:29 am

Robert Khuzami, former chief of the securities fraud unit at the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, is expected to be named the new head of the SEC’s Enforcement Division as soon as this week, a person familiar with the matter tells the WSJ.  The WSJ reports that Khuzami, currently a senior lawyer at Deutsche Bank AG in New York, has already been offered and accepted the position, and will replace current Director Linda Thomsen.  Thomsen is expected to resign this week, the WSJ reports.

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4 responses to “WSJ: Robert Khuzami Has Accepted SEC Enforcement Director Position, Announcement Coming Soon”

  1. Report: SEC Enforcement Director Linda Thomsen to Resign Today February 9, 2009, 12:05 pm at 12:05 pm |

    […] of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, will resign early this afternoon.  As previously discussed here, former federal prosecutor Robert Khuzami is expected to replace Thomsen at the […]

  2. Howard Kastel February 10, 2009, 9:25 am at 9:25 am |

    Robert Khuzami — Deutsche Bank is potential target in current investigation regarding Auction Rate Securities sd Broker Deaaler, Auction agent of Nuveen Investments and others. This creates serious conflict of interest.

  3. Khuzami? No Khuzami? February 16, 2009, 5:45 pm at 5:45 pm |

    […] former chief of the securities fraud unit at the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, had already been offered and accepted the position.  The article stated that Thomsen was expected to resign and that Khuzami would replace Director […]

  4. Robert Khuzami Named Director of SEC’s Enforcement Division February 19, 2009, 1:52 pm at 1:52 pm |

    […] prosecutor Robert Khuzami has been named Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement.  As previously discussed here, Khuzami has been considered to be the leading candidate to replace outgoing Director Linda […]