New Trial Partner to Lead New York SEC Defense Group
NEW YORK (February 12, 2007) — The New York office of McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to welcome Andrew D. Kaizer as a member of the Firm's Trial Department and Head of the SEC Defense Group in the New York office.
Mr. Kaizer focuses on litigation and securities and commodities enforcement; white-collar criminal defense; investigations by federal, state and private-sector regulators in the United States and abroad; internal investigations and complex commercial civil litigation; including class action and RICO matters. He has provided counseling and trial representation in criminal and regulatory matters to individuals and organizations across the financial services sector, including private, investment, and commercial banks; investment companies; broker-dealers and Big Four accounting firms.
"Andrew is a good fit with our New York team and our litigation team around the Firm. His vast experience matched up beside our existing practice and team is a key for success," commented Peter Sacripanti, head of the Firm's New York office and member of the Firm's Trial Department. "Andrew has the in-depth experience dealing with the SEC that will make him a key addition to our practice in New York. He will add additional depth to our U.S. SEC defense and white-collar defense practice groups , which are national in scope," added Jeffrey Stone, head of the Firm's Trial Department.
Among his more than 20 years of practice, Mr. Kaizer has advised clients during investigations of mutual fund market timing, alleged insider trading, market manipulation, securities fraud, ERISA fraud, bank embezzlement, public corruption, auditor independence, accounting practices and IPO practices, as well as antitrust investigations. He has also handled substantial commercial disputes, including computer crimes and theft of trade secrets, and complex real estate financings.
Mr. Kaizer is a frequent speaker on securities issues before the ABCNY and other organizations. He is a member of the editorial board for Complinet, Inc. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his B.A., summa cum laude, from Boston University.
The New York office of McDermott has more than 150 lawyers representing a broad range of regional, U.S. and international clients, including some of the world's largest publicly and privately held companies, financial institutions, private equity and hedge funds, venture capital-backed start-ups and individuals.
