Difference between revisions of "Aitan Goelman"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
SarahRudolph (talk | contribs) |
JohnJLothian (talk | contribs) |
||
| (7 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Random_adbox}} | {{Random_adbox}} | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- style="vertical-align:top;" | |||
| style="height:100px; width:700px; text-align:left;" | | |||
__NOTOC__ <!-- This line suppresses the table of contents; if this page needs one, remove this line --> | __NOTOC__ <!-- This line suppresses the table of contents; if this page needs one, remove this line --> | ||
{{Infobox Person | {{Infobox Person | ||
|employer = Commodity Futures Trading Commission | |employer = Commodity Futures Trading Commission | ||
|job = Director of the Division of Enforcement | |job = Director of the Division of Enforcement | ||
|loc = Washington, D.C. | |name = Aitan Goelman | ||
|loc = Washington, D.C. | |||
|pic = | |pic = | ||
|linkedin = | |linkedin = http://www.linkedin.com/pub/aitan-goelman/4/4b1/492 | ||
|stocktwits = <!-- Person's StockTwits id, e.g. JohnLothian, or blank --> | |stocktwits = <!-- Person's StockTwits id, e.g. JohnLothian, or blank --> | ||
|twitter = <!-- Person's PROFESSIONAL Twitter id, e.g. JohnLothian, or blank --> | |twitter = <!-- Person's PROFESSIONAL Twitter id, e.g. JohnLothian, or blank --> | ||
|twitterpersonal = <!-- Person's PERSONAL Twitter id, e.g. JohnLothian, or blank --> | |twitterpersonal = <!-- Person's PERSONAL Twitter id, e.g. JohnLothian, or blank --> | ||
|url = | |url = [http://www.cftc.gov www.cftc.gov] | ||
|blog = <!-- Person's blog site, or leave blank --> | |blog = <!-- Person's blog site, or leave blank --> | ||
}} | }} | ||
Aitan Goelman is the director of the [[Commodity Futures Trading Commission]]'s Division of Enforcement. He was appointed to that position on June 11, 2014. | Aitan Goelman is the director of the [[Commodity Futures Trading Commission]]'s Division of Enforcement. He was appointed to that position on June 11, 2014, succeeding [[David Meister]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/c-f-t-c-hires-new-enforcement-director/|name=Commodities Regulator Names New Enforcement Chief|org=The New York Times|date=June 11, 2014}}</ref> Goelman is a former federal prosecutor with more than 20 years of experience litigating criminal and civil matters. | ||
Goelman joined the CFTC from the law firm Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, where was a litigation partner for 11 years, with a practice focused on white collar crime and complex commercial litigation. | Goelman joined the CFTC from the law firm Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, where was a litigation partner for 11 years, with a practice focused on white collar crime and complex commercial litigation. | ||
Goelman is also an adjunct professor at George Washington Law School. | |||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
Goelman previously served in the Department of Justice for nine years, including as an Assistant U. S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York and as a Special Attorney to the U.S. Attorney General. At the DOJ, he handled white-collar criminal cases involving bank, wire, mail and securities fraud, as well as RICO, and violent crimes. He was | Goelman previously served in the Department of Justice for nine years, including as an Assistant U. S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York and as a Special Attorney to the U.S. Attorney General. At the DOJ, he handled white-collar criminal cases involving bank, wire, mail and securities fraud, as well as RICO, and violent crimes. He was one of the trial lawyers that convicted the Oklahoma City bombers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/pr6946-14|name=CFTC Chairman Massad Announces the Appointment of Aitan Goelman as Director of Enforcement|org=CFTC|date=June 11, 2014}}</ref> He also represented Jonathan Hollander, a former employee at a unit of [[SAC Capital Advisors]], the [[hedge fund]] run by the billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen, in an [[insider trading]] investigation. | ||
== Education == | == Education == | ||
Goelman graduated from Yale Law School in 1993 and graduated summa cum laude from Michigan State University in 1990. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
| style="height:100px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |{{News}} | |||
|} | |||
[[Category:Regulators]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:20, 29 January 2015
Aitan Goelman is the director of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Enforcement. He was appointed to that position on June 11, 2014, succeeding David Meister.[1] Goelman is a former federal prosecutor with more than 20 years of experience litigating criminal and civil matters. Goelman joined the CFTC from the law firm Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, where was a litigation partner for 11 years, with a practice focused on white collar crime and complex commercial litigation. Goelman is also an adjunct professor at George Washington Law School. Background[edit]Goelman previously served in the Department of Justice for nine years, including as an Assistant U. S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York and as a Special Attorney to the U.S. Attorney General. At the DOJ, he handled white-collar criminal cases involving bank, wire, mail and securities fraud, as well as RICO, and violent crimes. He was one of the trial lawyers that convicted the Oklahoma City bombers.[2] He also represented Jonathan Hollander, a former employee at a unit of SAC Capital Advisors, the hedge fund run by the billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen, in an insider trading investigation. Education[edit]Goelman graduated from Yale Law School in 1993 and graduated summa cum laude from Michigan State University in 1990. References[edit] |
 @JohnLothian Twitter Feed
We visit more than 100 websites daily for financial news (Would YOU do that?). Read the John Lothian Newsletter.
| ||||||||||||