‘Enforcement 40’ for 2020
Our Sponsors
Join Us On LinkedIn
Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInJoe Walker Joins Orrick’s White Collar Team
Orrick announced today that Joe Walker, one of the nation’s leading white collar and regulatory compliance advisers and former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) trial lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner in Washington, D.C. Joe is on the short-list of go-to lawyers in guiding companies through complex global government investigations, with particular focus […]
Former SEC Complex Financial Instruments Unit Chief Joins Skadden
Skadden is pleased to announce that Daniel Michael, who recently stepped down as chief of the Complex Financial Instruments Unit of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement, is joining Skadden as a partner. Mr. Michael, who will be based in our New York office, will advise clients on SEC enforcement and regulatory matters […]
Ex-SEC Chair Joins Crypto Firm; Coinbase Japan Goes Live — The Information
Jay Clayton, who served as the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission under former President Donald Trump, has joined the advisory board of Fireblocks, a digital asset custodian that raised $310 million at a $2 billion valuation last month from investors including Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital and Coatue Management. Source: Ex-SEC Chair Joins Crypto […]
Wilson Sonsini Adds Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Lonergan to Litigation Department | Wilson Sonsini
Most recently, Lonergan spent more than 10 years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. While in this position, she led more than 175 grand jury investigations and prosecutions involving bribery, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, bank and wire fraud, […]
Sanjay Wadhwa Named Deputy Director of Enforcement Division
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Sanjay Wadhwa as Deputy Director of the Division of Enforcement. Mr. Wadhwa most recently served as the Senior Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement in the New York Regional Office (NYRO), where he managed more than 150 personnel in enforcing federal securities laws. His […]
Joint Statement on Joe Brenner Concluding His Tenure at SEC
On his last day with the Commission, we would like to thank Joe Brenner for his decade-long service to this agency as our Division of Enforcement’s Chief Counsel. Joe came to the SEC with many years of experience practicing securities law and wanted to put that expertise to work for the benefit of American investors […]
White House taps longtime litigator Sean Coffey for U.S. Navy GC | Reuters
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it will nominate Coffey – a onetime federal prosecutor, class action plaintiffs lawyer, political candidate, litigation funding pioneer and corporate law firm partner – to serve as the U.S. Department of the Navy’s general counsel. Coffey retired from the Navy with the rank of captain in 2004, after 30 […]
Biden picks Damian Williams for top federal prosecutor job in Manhattan | Reuters
President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated veteran prosecutor Damian Williams to be the U.S. attorney for Manhattan, which would put him in charge of one of the most high-profile federal prosecutor offices in the country. Biden also announced seven other U.S. attorney nominations, including the Eastern District of New York as well as the Eastern […]
FinCEN Announces New Acting Director | FinCEN.gov
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Acting Director Michael Mosier today announced he will depart FinCEN at the end of the week for a new opportunity, after serving as the organization’s acting director. Himamauli “Him” Das, a national security expert with experience at the White House, National Security Council, National Economic Council, and Departments of State […]
Gibson Dunn picks up Latham litigator with Big Four client ties | Reuters
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher on Friday announced it has picked up a Latham & Watkins securities litigator who has counted accounting firms Deloitte, Ernst & Young and BDO among his clients. James Farrell is joining Gibson Dunn as a partner in its New York office, where he will continue his complex civil litigation practice focused […]