(New York and Washington, D.C.) – Akin is happy to announce that Katherine Goldstein has been named co-head of the agency’s top-ranked white collar protection & authorities investigations follow. Katherine joins Charles Connolly, who continues as co-head of the follow.
“Chuck and Katie, distinguished former federal prosecutors, are confirmed leaders in guiding our purchasers by some of the aggressive durations of presidency enforcement,” stated Akin chairperson Kim Koopersmith. “The appointment is a wonderful subsequent step for our white collar protection & authorities investigations follow.”
Goldstein represents monetary establishments, asset managers and their senior executives in authorities and inside investigations, prison and regulatory enforcement proceedings, and associated non-public litigation. She additionally represents boards of administrators and particular committees of public firms in securities-related investigations by the Division of Justice and the Securities and Change Fee. Goldstein’s follow builds on her practically dozen years as an Assistant U.S. Lawyer for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), together with serving as Chief of SDNY’s Securities and Commodities Fraud Activity Drive. She can also be an adjunct professor at NYU Legislation Faculty.
Connolly represents purchasers in a variety of issues associated to federal and state prison and regulatory enforcement, together with FCPA, Financial institution Secrecy Act, Anti-money laundering statutes, federal procurement, public corruption, sanctions regimes and False Claims Act. Earlier than transferring into non-public follow, he served for greater than a decade as a federal prosecutor within the Jap District of Virginia, the place he was Chief of the Monetary Crimes and Public Corruption Unit.
Akin’s white collar protection & authorities investigations follow has been acknowledged by Chambers & Companions with the agency ranked in Litigation: White Collar Crime & Authorities Investigations: The Elite in New York with companions Mike Asaro, James Benjamin Jr., Katherine Goldstein and Parvin Moyne individually ranked. The agency can also be ranked for White Collar Crime & Authorities Investigations in Washington, D.C., with Paul Butler and Charles Connolly individually ranked. Akin lately added former SEC senior counsel Lance Jasper, bringing additional energy in Los Angeles together with Peter Altman, who additionally beforehand served within the SEC’s Division of Enforcement.
About Akin’s White Collar Protection & Authorities Investigations Follow
Akin helps purchasers navigate all method of white collar, regulatory and Congressional investigations and has been on the forefront of white collar protection for greater than 30 years. The workforce features a distinguished roster of former prosecutors who served on the highest ranges of the Division of Justice and at main United States Attorneys’ Workplaces, together with these of the Southern District of New York, Jap District of New York and Jap District of Virginia. The workforce additionally contains attorneys who served within the SEC’s Enforcement Division, in addition to the primary director of the Division of Enforcement on the Public Firm Accounting Oversight Board.
Akin is a number one worldwide regulation agency with greater than 900 attorneys in workplaces all through the US, Europe, Asia and the Center East.
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