The Securities and Exchange Commission has tapped David Becker, a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, to be the SEC’s general counsel and senior policy director. The appointment is Chairman Mary Schapiro’s first since she took office.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has tapped David Becker, a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, to be the SEC’s general counsel and senior policy director. The appointment is Chairman Mary Schapiro’s first since she took office.
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