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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInSanjay 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 […]
Former SDNY Corruption Unit Chief Joins McDermott – McDermott Will & Emery
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery announced that Edward (Ted) Diskant has joined the Firm’s New York office as a partner in its Litigation Practice. Ted is the former head of the Public Corruption Unit in the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where he led a team of approximately […]
Eversheds Sutherland Adds Accomplished Financial Services Enforcement Counsel Ellen Sheridan-Cona as Counsel in New York – Eversheds Sutherland
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that Ellen Sheridan-Cona has joined the firm’s Litigation Practice Group as counsel in the New York office, bolstering the firm’s financial services litigation practice particularly in enforcement, compliance and regulatory matters. Ms. Sheridan-Cona joins Eversheds Sutherland from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), where she was senior regional counsel […]
Leading Securities Enforcement Lawyer Philip Khinda Joins Cadwalader’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP announced today that Philip Khinda, one of the nation’s top advisers to C-suite executives and boards on SEC matters, has joined the firm’s white collar defense and investigations practice. He will split his time between Cadwalader’s Washington, D.C. and New York offices. Khinda joins Cadwalader from Steptoe & Johnson, where […]
Stroock Continues Lateral Expansion, Adds Trio of White Collar/Securities Litigation Partners
In a significant broadening of the firm’s government investigations capabilities, a trio of seasoned white collar and securities litigation partners have joined Stroock’s Litigation and Government Affairs and Regulatory Services (GARS) practice. A nationally renowned SEC enforcement lawyer, Richard Morvillo joins in Washington, D.C., while partners Scott Morvillo, and Ellen Murphy will be based in […]