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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInSteptoe 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 […]
Richard R. Best Named Director of Division of Examinations
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Richard R. Best as Director of the Division of Examinations, effective immediately. He has served as the Division’s acting director since March 23, 2022. Source: SEC.gov | Richard R. Best Named Director of Division of Examinations
Gary Gensler Reflects on His First Year as S.E.C. Chair – The New York Times
As the nation’s top markets regulator, Mr. Gensler was always going to be busy. But he was nominated during the unexpected trading frenzy in so-called meme stocks like GameStop and AMC Entertainment, which was driven in part by commission-free trading apps. He was confirmed for a five-year term on the day the crypto exchange Coinbase […]
San Francisco Regional Director Erin E. Schneider to Leave Agency
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Erin E. Schneider, the Director of the San Francisco Regional Office since 2019, is leaving the agency after more than 17 years of service. Monique C. Winkler will become the office’s Acting Regional Director when Ms. Schneider departs at the end of this month. Source: SEC.gov | […]
Former SEC Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel Christian Schultz Joins Arnold & Porter’s Securities Enforcement & Litigation Practice
Arnold & Porter announced today that Christian Schultz has joined the firm’s Securities Enforcement & Litigation practice as a partner, resident in Washington, DC. He has served as Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the last 10 years. Source: Former SEC Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel Christian Schultz Joins […]
SEC Regional Trial Counsel Amy Jane Longo Joins Ropes & Gray’s Litigation & Enforcement Team as Partner in Los Angeles | Ropes & Gray LLP
Global law firm Ropes & Gray announced today that Amy Jane Longo has joined the firm’s 400-lawyer litigation & enforcement practice as a partner. Amy will be based in Ropes & Gray’s new Los Angeles office. Source: SEC Regional Trial Counsel Amy Jane Longo Joins Ropes & Gray’s Litigation & Enforcement Team as Partner in […]
SEC Senior Counsel Rebecca Fike Rejoins Vinson & Elkins as Partner | Vinson & Elkins LLP
Vinson & Elkins today announced that Rebecca Fike, an experienced financial fraud and accounting enforcement lawyer who spent nearly 10 years as an attorney in the Division of Enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Fort Worth Regional Office, has rejoined the firm as a partner in its Dallas office. Source: SEC Senior Counsel […]
SEC Veteran Kelly Gibson to Join Morgan Lewis’s Securities Enforcement Team – Morgan Lewis
Morgan Lewis continues expanding its deep bench of former government officials with the arrival of Kelly Gibson, who has held both national and regional leadership roles over her 14 years with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Kelly will join the firm as a partner and co-leader of the securities enforcement practice, resident in […]
Kelly L. Gibson, Director of the Philadelphia Regional Office, to Leave the SEC; Scott Thompson and Joy Thompson named Office Acting Co-Heads
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Kelly L. Gibson, Director of the Philadelphia Regional Office, will leave the agency on Feb. 11 after 14 years of service. Joy Thompson and Scott Thompson will replace her as Acting Co-Directors. Source: SEC.gov | Kelly L. Gibson, Director of the Philadelphia Regional Office, to Leave the […]
Stradley Ronon Securities Practice Gains High-Ranking SEC Litigator | The Legal Intelligencer
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young has recruited another high-ranking attorney from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to counsel financial services clients in securities litigation. Jan M. Folena, former supervisory assistant chief litigation counsel in the SEC’s enforcement division, joined Stradley Ronon after more than 20 years of litigating in federal court as a government attorney. Based […]