Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC, a white-collar criminal defense and litigation law firm, announced today that Eric I. Bustillo, former Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Miami Regional Office, has joined the firm as partner. Bustillo will represent companies and individuals in SEC enforcement actions and investigations, securities litigation, SEC whistleblower, and white-collar criminal defense matters. Source: Former…
Sheppard is pleased to announce that partners Daniel Collins and Levi Giovanetto have joined in Chicago, further strengthening Sheppard’s white collar defense and investigations capabilities in the Midwest and nationwide. Collins leads internal investigations for public companies and other organizations on issues including securities and accounting fraud, healthcare fraud, antitrust, money laundering and trade secret theft. Giovanetto helps corporate clients…
Sean Knowles has joined BakerHostetler’s Seattle office as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group and a member of the Securities and Governance Litigation team. Knowles joins from an Am Law 100 firm, where he served as the firmwide chair of the securities litigation practice. He has vast experience representing clients in securities class action litigation, shareholder derivative lawsuits, mergers and acquisitions litigation and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement…
O’Melveny announced today that leading regulatory enforcement lawyer Todd M. Beaton, Jr. has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Securities Litigation & Financial Services Practice. His arrival bolsters the firm’s broker-dealer capabilities, expands its offerings for financial services clients, and further strengthens its formidable roster of seasoned enforcement practitioners. Source: O’Melveny Bolsters Its Broker-Dealer Team…
In a way, Mr. Trump’s cryptocurrency windfall is a reflection of the speculative nature of the nascent industry, in which executives behind these often highly volatile ventures are at times able to generate huge profits at the expense of smaller investors, who often lose vast sums on experimental coins. Former federal financial regulators said Mr. Trump has taken that to…
Fried Frank announced today that Jerrob Duffy has joined the firm as a white collar litigation partner in Washington, DC. As a nationally recognized trial lawyer and former senior federal prosecutor, Jerrob brings deep experience representing financial institutions, particularly in the real estate finance sector, in high-stakes investigations, enforcement actions and complex litigation. His arrival builds upon the firm’s continued…