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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInFormer Federal Prosecutor and White-Collar Defense Veteran Joins Stradley Ronon
Stradley Ronon’s securities litigation & enforcement (SLE) practice continues to add strength on strength with the addition of New York partner Steven D. Feldman. Feldman’s 25 years of experience, including six years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, and four years in the office’s Securities and Commodities […]
High-Profile Trial Lawyer Avi Weitzman Joins Paul Hastings | Paul Hastings LLP
Paul Hastings LLP announced today that nationally recognized white collar defense and trial lawyer Avi Weitzman has joined the firm as a partner based in New York. Weitzman represents businesses and individuals in a wide range of criminal, regulatory enforcement, and complex commercial disputes. He joins after a decade of experience at Gibson Dunn, where […]
DLA Piper adds SEC trial attorney to its Boston office | DLA Piper
DLA Piper is expanding its Litigation practice with the arrival of Eric Forni, former senior trial counsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement, as partner in the firm’s Boston office. Forni also previously served as a Special Assistant US Attorney in the Securities, Financial and Cyber Fraud Unit at the US Attorney’s […]
SEC Includes Novel Probe Into Lawyers’ Actions in EY Settlement – WSJ
Wall Street’s top cop is putting the screws to one of the world’s biggest audit firms—and going after its lawyers, too. As part of a $100 million enforcement action announced Tuesday against Ernst & Young, the Securities and Exchange Commission demanded the firm undertake a separate, follow-up investigation into the actions of its own lawyers […]
Denver Regional Director Kurt L. Gottschall to Leave SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Kurt L. Gottschall, the Director of the Denver Regional Office since 2018, is leaving the agency after more than 22 years of service. Jason J. Burt and Thomas M. Piccone will become the office’s Co-Acting Regional Directors when Mr. Gottschall departs in early July. Source: SEC.gov | […]
Frustration, Hot Atty Market Drive Some Senior Exits At SEC – Law360
A number of top lawyers from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have trickled to the exits over the past year, driven by what ex-SEC officials and legal recruiters say is not only a hot lateral market but also, in some cases, frustration over new leadership’s aggressive enforcement tactics. At least 22 mid- to senior-level […]
Time For Fintech Lawyers To Rethink Web3 Engagements | LinkedIn
The Letter makes clear that the time is now for a fintech sea-change. For fintech lawyers, this is not just a matter of doing what is right, it may also be a matter of self-preservation. Reading between the lines, The Letter puts fintech lawyers on notice that when things go south, lawyers could become perfect targets […]
Cravath to Open in Washington, D.C., Former Leadership of FDIC and SEC to Join as Partners | Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
On June 6, 2022, Cravath announced it will open a Washington, D.C. office anchored by former leaders of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Jelena McWilliams, former Chairman of the FDIC, Elad L. Roisman, former Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the SEC, and Jennifer S. Leete, former Associate Director […]
Steptoe Welcomes Former SEC Counsel Coy Garrison in DC | Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Steptoe & Johnson LLP is pleased to announce that Coy Garrison, past counsel to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, has joined the firm’s Washington, DC office as a partner in the Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, and Financial Services practices. Source: Steptoe Welcomes Former SEC Counsel Coy Garrison in DC | Steptoe & Johnson […]
Cooley Lawyer Elon Musk Tried to Get Fired Heads to Robinhood
A Big Law associate who drew the ire of Elon Musk for his prior work at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has left Cooley for an assistant general counsel position at the online trading platform Robinhood Markets Inc. Walker Newell, a former senior counsel at the SEC, was part of an investigation of Musk […]