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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInWall Street Enforcement to Get Tougher as SEC’s New Top Cop Gets to Work | US News
“Gurbir enjoys a reputation as being a 20-hour-a-day guy,” said John Carney, who ran the same economic crimes unit from 2002-2005. Tough enforcement is a priority for Democrats who say the Trump administration was soft on Wall Street. Under Trump, the SEC focused much more on smaller-scale fraud instead of big corporations, according to Georgetown […]
FINRA Enforcement Senior Director Justin L. Chretien Joins Carlton Fields in Washington, D.C. | Carlton Fields
Carlton Fields is pleased to announce that acclaimed securities enforcement litigator Justin L. Chretien has joined the firm’s Financial Services Regulatory Practice as a shareholder in Washington, D.C. He was most recently a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) senior director who oversaw hundreds of cases against broker-dealers and associated persons. Source: FINRA Enforcement Senior Director […]
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 […]
SEC Appoints New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal as Director of Enforcement
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Gurbir S. Grewal has been appointed Director of the Division of Enforcement, effective July 26, 2021. Grewal currently serves as Attorney General for the State of New Jersey, a role he has held since January 2018, when he was confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate after being […]
Former Chief of SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower Jane Norberg Joins Arnold & Porter’s Securities Enforcement and Litigation Practice in Washington, DC | Arnold & Porter
Arnold & Porter announced today that Jane Norberg has joined the firm’s Securities Enforcement and Litigation practice as a partner, resident in Washington, DC. She most recently served as Chief of the Office of the Whistleblower of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), an office created by Congress in 2010 under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform […]
Former SEC Division of Enforcement Assistant Director Ranah Esmaili Joins Sidley in Washington, D.C. | Sidley Austin LLP
Sidley is pleased to announce that Ranah Esmaili, former Assistant Director in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has joined the firm in Washington, D.C., as a partner in its Securities Enforcement and Regulatory practice. Ms. Esmaili served as Assistant Director of the Asset Management Unit, a national specialized unit […]
Alex Oh Named SEC Director of Enforcement
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Alex Oh has been appointed Director of the Division of Enforcement. Oh was most recently a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and co-chair of the law firm’s Anti-Corruption & FCPA Practice Group. She was previously an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division […]
Gary Gensler, Wall Street’s New Watchdog, Has a Full Plate – The New York Times
Given all that awaits Mr. Gensler, Mr. Gelzinis of the Center for American Progress said that other than the financial crisis of 2008, the current period was one of the most consequential in decades for a new S.E.C. chairman. “To say he has a full plate may be an understatement,” Mr. Gelzinis said. Source: Gary […]
Joel R. Levin, Director of Chicago Regional Office, to Leave SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Joel R. Levin, the Director of its Chicago Regional Office, will leave the agency at the end of May. Mr. Levin has served as Director of the Chicago office since May 2018, overseeing the agency’s second-largest regional office of more than 260 attorneys, accountants, investigators, securities compliance […]
Marc P. Berger, Former Acting Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division, to Join Simpson Thacher
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced today that Marc P. Berger, most recently the Acting Director of the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will join the Firm’s New York office in June as a Partner in the Litigation Department. Source: Marc P. Berger, Former Acting Director of the SEC’s Enforcement […]