SEC Enforcement Partner Joins Norton Rose Fulbright in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that Kevin Harnisch, an experienced securities enforcement lawyer, has joined the global law firm as Head of SEC Enforcement of the Washington, DC office.

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Harnisch comes to Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner from Steptoe & Johnson LLP. He focuses his practice on securities enforcement defense, internal investigations and anti-corruption matters. He defends a wide range of clients before the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) and other self-regulatory organizations, the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and federal courts.

Prior to entering private practice, Harnisch served as branch chief in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, where he led cases involving financial and accounting fraud, market manipulation, insider trading and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). He has represented corporations and their leadership, broker-dealers, hedge funds, private equity funds and investment banks.

Linda Addison, US Managing Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, said:

“Kevin brings two decades of experience covering a wide range of investigations and enforcement matters. We have highly-skilled lawyers dedicated to regulations, investigations, securities and compliance, and Kevin’s background will complement this team.”

Gerry Pecht, Norton Rose Fulbright’s Global Head of Dispute Resolution and Litigation, commented:

“The addition of Kevin strengthens and expands our securities litigation and SEC enforcement practice. He possesses valuable experience from his tenure with the SEC, which will benefit clients globally across key industries.”

Harnisch, who is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, said:

“Joining Norton Rose Fulbright is an incredible opportunity, and I am excited to work with so many talented lawyers around the world. In a global economy with increasing regulatory scrutiny, I look forward to helping our global clients navigate through complex US compliance matters.”

Harnisch received a JD with honors from the Seattle University School of Law and a BA from the University of Notre Dame.

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm. We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 3800 lawyers and other legal staff based in more than 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.

Recognized for our industry focus, we are strong across all the key industry sectors: financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and life sciences and healthcare.

Wherever we are, we operate in accordance with our global business principles of quality, unity and integrity. We aim to provide the highest possible standard of legal service in each of our offices and to maintain that level of quality at every point of contact.

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