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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInCharles Schwab Taps Jones Day Partner to Lead New In-House Regulatory Group | Corporate Counsel
Westlake, Texas-based financial services firm Charles Schwab has hired Jones Day partner Shamoil Shipchandler to serve as the chief counsel for its new regulatory group.Shipchandler, who is based in Dallas, said in an interview Tuesday that he starts at the company Jan. 25. He leads the firm’s newly created risk and regulatory group. That group oversees […]
Stephanie Avakian, Former SEC Enforcement Director, Rejoins WilmerHale | WilmerHale
WilmerHale is pleased to announce that Stephanie Avakian, most recently Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement, is rejoining the firm as Chair of its Securities and Financial Services Department and member of the Management Committee. Stephanie will rejoin the firm later in the year and will have a wide-ranging public company […]
Jay Clayton and Jeff Wall to Rejoin Sullivan & Cromwell
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP announced today that Jay Clayton, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from May 2017 through December 2020, will be returning to the Firm, resident in the Firm’s New York office, as Senior Policy Advisor and of counsel. Mr. Clayton will also return to his role as an Adjunct Professor […]
Manhattan D.A. Recruits Top Prosecutor for Trump Inquiry – The New York Times
As the Manhattan district attorney’s office steps up the criminal investigation of Donald J. Trump, it has reached outside its ranks to enlist a prominent former federal prosecutor to help scrutinize financial dealings at the former president’s company, according to several people with knowledge of the matter. The former prosecutor, Mark F. Pomerantz, has deep […]
Apollo Names Ex-SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as Lead Independent Director – WSJ
Apollo Global Management Inc. has appointed former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton to the newly created role of lead independent director on its board, the latest step in a sweeping overhaul of corporate governance at the investment firm. Mr. Clayton, who stepped down from his role at the SEC in December, will also […]
Paul, Weiss Expands Presence in Northern California With Four Prominent Lateral Partners | Paul, Weiss
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Melinda Haag, Walter Brown and Randy Luskey will join the firm as partners in the Litigation Department, and Jeremy M. Veit as a partner in the Corporate Department. The four additions will form the foundation for the new Paul, Weiss Northern California office, alongside litigation […]
Kelly L. Gibson Named Acting Deputy Director of Division of Enforcement
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Kelly L. Gibson, currently the Director of the Philadelphia Regional Office, has been named the Acting Deputy Director of the Division of Enforcement. Source: SEC.gov | Kelly L. Gibson Named Acting Deputy Director of Division of Enforcement
Leading White Collar and First-Chair Trial Lawyer Warrington Parker Joins Crowell & Moring
Crowell & Moring is expanding its Litigation and White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement groups in San Francisco with the addition of Warrington Parker, a former federal prosecutor and first-chair trial lawyer with more than two decades of experience representing clients in high-stakes civil and criminal litigation and investigations. Source: Leading White Collar and First-Chair Trial […]
Morrison & Foerster Partners John Carlin and David Newman Appointed to “Day One” Senior Leadership Roles in the U.S. Department of Justice | Morrison & Foerster
Morrison & Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce that partners John Carlin and David Newman have been named to “Day One” U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) leadership roles, as Acting Deputy Attorney General and Associate Deputy Attorney General, respectively. Mr. Carlin will lead the Deputy Attorney General’s office until the Senate confirmation […]
G. Zachary Terwilliger, Most Recent United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Joins Vinson & Elkins as Partner
G. Zachary Terwilliger, who most recently served as the Senate-confirmed United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), has joined Vinson & Elkins as a partner in the firm’s Government Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense practice. Source: G. Zachary Terwilliger, Most Recent United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Joins […]