Latham Adds Leading Authority on Broker-Dealer Regulation to Capital Markets Practice and Financial Institutions Industry Group

Latham & Watkins LLP1 is pleased to announce that Marlon Paz, trusted advisor to leading financial institutions and an authority on broker-dealer regulation, has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. and New York offices as a partner in the Capital Markets Practice and the Financial Institutions Industry Group, and as a member of the Corporate Department. He joins Latham from Mayer Brown in Washington, D.C. and New York.

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Womble Bond Dickinson Expands White Collar Team with Partner in DC

Womble Bond Dickinson announced today that Britt Whitesell Biles has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the Business Litigation Group and a member of the White Collar and Investigations Team. Biles, a former partner at a global law firm, has more recently served in several high-ranking federal executive branch positions, including General Counsel of the Small Business Administration (SBA), Special Assistant to the President and Associate White House Counsel, and Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel in the Division of Enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Blank Rome Welcomes Experienced Government Contracts Partner in Washington, D.C.

Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Elizabeth N. Jochum has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the Government Contracts practice group. A skilled litigator and counselor with a significant background in white collar defense and investigations matters, Elizabeth joins Blank Rome from Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC where she was a partner.

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Paul Hastings Continues Investigations and Fintech Growth with Addition of Experienced Partner in Washington

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that experienced financial services litigator Meredith Boylan has joined the firm as a partner in the Investigations & White Collar Defense (IWCD) and Fintech & Payments practices, based in Washington, D.C. Ms. Boylan joins from Venable. Her arrival follows the recent addition of Investigations and Fintech partner Allyson Baker, who leads Paul Hastings’ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) practice.

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