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Mr. Clayton has considered at least two well-known defense attorneys for enforcement director, typically the SEC’s highest-profile staff position. The lawyers include Steven Peikin, a former prosecutor who works with Mr. Clayton at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. Mr. Peikin represented Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in its dealings with prosecutors and SEC lawyers over claims a […]
When Mary Jo White was the leader of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission less than a year ago, her phone calls had the power to start a corporate crisis. Now White is being branded as the first person for a CEO to ring when chaos strikes. Debevoise & Plimpton, the firm White returned to […]
President Trump’s nominee for chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission will get a confirmation vote Monday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on the Senate floor Friday. Jay Clayton, a Wall Street lawyer, would be the first top independent financial regulator confirmed under Trump. via Trump SEC nominee to get confirmation vote Monday — […]
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP said Monday that Kara Novaco Brockmeyer, former chief of the SEC’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit, is joining the firm’s Washington, DC office. She’ll be a partner and member of the white collar, regulatory defense, and crisis response groups. via Brockmeyer joins Debevoise in DC – The FCPA Blog