Ex-DOJ Criminal Division head Polite to lead Tavistock Group compliance review
By Kyle Brasseur2024-01-25T17:03:00
Private equity company Tavistock Group announced the retention of law firm Sidley Austin to conduct a compliance review, the same week that its billionaire founder pleaded guilty to U.S. insider trading charges.
Kenneth Polite Jr., the former head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division, will lead the review, according to a press release Tuesday. Polite left the DOJ in 2023 to join Sidley Austin as partner and co-lead of the firm’s white-collar government litigation and investigations practice.
“We look forward to working with Tavistock and its new senior management team in ensuring a strong culture of compliance across all of its companies,” said Polite in the release.