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David M. Becker
Education
Cleary Gottlieb

David M. Becker is an American lawyer and a partner of

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)[1]

History

Becker graduated from

U.S. Supreme Court.[2]

He served from January 2000 to May 2002, after joining SEC staff as Deputy General Counsel in 1998, then, again, beginning in 2009,

Cleary Gottlieb.[3] He resigned the second posting in 2011.[4]

SEC Inspector General

U.S. Justice Department's criminal division.[5] Becker indicated that he had notified seven senior SEC officials about the account, including the Chairman and the SEC's ethics officer, and none suggested that he recuse himself.[5] Becker stated:

I have seen Inspector General Kotz do this before, make a big fuss... about sending reports to the Justice Department. Nothing has happened in any of them, and some of them ... from my time at the SEC were laughable.[6]

The Justice Department declined to pursue the matter.[7][8]

SEC chairwoman Mary Schapiro then stated about the incident, "I wish that Mr. Becker had recused himself, absolutely."[3]

On September 22, 2011, Becker testified before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the

Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities.[9]

In 2011, Becker rejoined Cleary Gottlieb as a partner.[3][10]

See also

References

  1. ^
    Securities and Exchange Commission
    . Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP | Lawyers | David M. Becker". Cgsh.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c David S. Hilzenrath (May 9, 2011). "David Becker, former SEC official with Madoff problem, rejoins law firm". Washington Post.
  4. Securities and Exchange Commission
    . Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Story, Louise; Morgenson, Gretchen (September 20, 2011). "S.E.C. Hid Its Lawyer's Madoff Ties". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Sarah N. Lynch, Carol Bishopric, and Tim Dobbyn (September 21, 2011). "Some lawmakers doubt ex-SEC lawyer broke the law". Reuters. Retrieved February 23, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Frankel, Alison. "Former SEC GC Becker gives $556k gift to Madoff investors". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  8. ^ Schmidt, Robert (November 3, 2011). "Justice Dept. Won't Probe Ex-SEC Official Becker, Lawyer Says". Bloomberg. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  9. ^ "Testimony of David M. Becker" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  10. ^ "David M. Becker", ClearyGottlieb.com. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
Preceded by SEC General Counsel
2000–02 		Succeeded by
Preceded by SEC General Counsel
2009–11 		Succeeded by
Mark D. Cahn
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