SEC Appoints New General Counsel
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The Securities and Exchange Commission named as its general counsel Washington lawyer Giovanni Prezioso, who has represented Wall Street’s biggest firms on regulatory issues.
Prezioso, 44, a partner with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, joins the SEC as Chairman Harvey Pitt faces pressure to tighten accounting oversight after the collapse of Enron Corp. . He will succeed David Becker on May 6.
In his 20-year career at Cleary Gottlieb, Prezioso has represented the Securities Industry Assn., the New York Stock Exchange and major brokerage firms.
He hasn’t represented any of the large accounting firms, a Cleary spokeswoman said.
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