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Meredith Kotler Joins Cleary Gottlieb in New York
Meredith E. Kotler has joined law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton as a partner in the firm’s New York office. The firm announced yesterday that Kotler has joined its litigation and arbitration practice, where she will advise on commercial, securities and corporate governance litigation, as well as securities enforcement and appellate matters. From 1998 […]
Gary Aguirre Claims Settlement With SEC Unraveled Due to His Criticism of Agency
Gary Aguirre, who claims he was fired as a lawyer at the SEC in 2005 because he pushed to interview John Mack, now the CEO of Morgan Stanley, as part of an investigation he was running regarding possible insider trading at Pequot Capital, is again claiming that the SEC is retaliating against him. Forbes reports […]
SEC Appoints George Canellos Director of NYRO
In a move that will presumably please Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, the SEC announced today that it has appointed George S. Canellos as Regional Director of the SEC’s New York Regional Office. Full details are available in this post on my Enforcement Action blog over at Compliance Week.
Report: SEC’s IG Opens Investigation Into Alleged Staff Misconduct in Mark Cuban Case
In the SEC Inspector General’s Semiannual Report to Congress released yesterday, the OIG states that it has opened an investigation into a complaint received from counsel for a defendant in an SEC Enforcement action, alleging numerous instances of misconduct by several Enforcement staff members during the course of the investigation that resulted in the filing […]
SEC’s Inspector General Provides Update on Internal Madoff Probe
In the SEC Inspector General’s Semiannual Report to Congress released yesterday, H. David Kotz provided an update on his office’s (OIG) high-profile inquiry into why the SEC failed to uncover the Madoff Ponzi Scheme. He provided the following new information: Since January 2009, the OIG has ordered the production of the e-mails of at least […]
Today’s Testimony of SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro Before Senate Subcommittee
Today, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. A copy of her prepared testimony is available here. Key sections of her testimony are laid out below: »»REINVIGORATING SEC ENFORCEMENT *** Our Division of Enforcement has been working diligently. Since the end of January, […]
Securities Docket A.M. News Wire for June 2, 2009
SEC Wins Jury Verdict Against Former K Mart CEO Based On False MD&A; SEC Insp. Gen. Probes Allegations Of Misconduct in Mark Cuban Insider Trading Case; Securities class action lawyer Gene Cauley pleads guilty to fed. charges of stealing more than $9 mn of clients’ money; Former Enron Exec Could Get Home Confinement After Plea; SEC Inspector Cites Progress in Madoff Inquiry; and more.