Daniel Nathan, former senior enforcement official with three of the country’s leading regulatory and enforcement agencies, has joined Morvillo as partner in its Washington, DC office.

Nathan’s practice will focus on the defense of financial institutions and individuals in investigations, examinations and actions before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

“I have known Dan for years and he is an extraordinarily good fit for us on both a professional and personal level,” said Morvillo co-founder Richard J. Morvillo. “In addition to giving us more depth in our SEC Enforcement practice, Dan brings enormous and valuable experience with both the CFTC and FINRA. We are delighted to be able to offer our clients the kind of expertise and judgment that Dan’s years in these agencies will provide.”

Over the past 25 years, Nathan has served as an Assistant Director in the Division of Enforcement of the SEC, Deputy Director of Enforcement with the CFTC and Vice President in charge of FINRA’s Regional Enforcement Program.

“In a short time, Morvillo has established itself as a premier boutique law firm that handles sophisticated and complex problems for its clients,” Nathan said.  “It will be great to tap into the collective experience of my highly talented colleagues, who include former prosecutors from the Department of Justice and SEC. I am looking forward to helping the firm continue to broaden the services it offers to regulated industries and their executives.”

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Nathan was a partner with Morrison & Foerster.

He received his J.D. from New York University School of Law and B.Sc. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology