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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInFormer 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 […]
Mark Lytle, highly accomplished federal prosecutor, joins Nixon Peabody – Nixon Peabody
Nixon Peabody LLP announced that Mark D. Lytle, a highly accomplished former federal prosecutor and white-collar trial attorney, is joining the firm as a partner in the Government Investigations & White-Collar Defense practice, based in Washington, DC. As chief of the Financial Crimes and Public Corruption Unit in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern […]
New Bitstamp CCO to Guide Exchange Through ‘Evolving Regulatory Landscape’ – CoinDesk
For his new employer Hook is charged with maintaining a dialogue with global regulators, based on his prior risk and compliance experience. Hook’s main focus has been in AML, KYC, sanctions compliance and financial investigations in traditional finance as well as in crypto, per a LinkedIn page. Hook began his career as an assistant district […]
White House to Nominate National Security Veteran for DOJ Post – WSJ
Matt Olsen, Uber Technologies Inc.’s chief trust and security officer and a veteran of Washington’s national security circles, is expected to be nominated to serve as head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, according to people familiar with the matter. The White House plans to nominate Mr. Olsen in the coming days, one of […]
Robert Hur, Former U.S. Attorney for District of Maryland, Joins Gibson Dunn’s D.C. Office
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Robert Hur has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Hur most recently served as the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland. At Gibson Dunn, he will focus on crisis management and white collar defense and investigations. Hur, who also served in the Justice […]
Manhattan Is On Track to Have Its First Black U.S. Attorney – The New York Times
Senator Chuck Schumer will ask President Biden to name Damian Williams as the next U.S. attorney in Manhattan, virtually ensuring that one of the most powerful and important federal prosecutor’s offices in the country will be led for the first time by a Black man, the senator’s office said on Tuesday. Source: Manhattan Is On […]
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 […]
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 […]