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WILSON SONSINI ADDS FORMER SEC FINTECH SPECIALIST NEEL MAITRA TO CORPORATE PRACTICE

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星期二, 六月 21, 2022

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, announced today that Neel Maitra has joined the firm's corporate practice as a partner in the Washington, D.C., office. He will also be a member of Wilson Sonsini's securities regulatory and complex transactions group. Prior to joining the firm, Maitra was a senior special counsel in the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where he specialized in fintech and cryptocurrency issues.

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  • Prior to joining the firm, Maitra was a senior special counsel in the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), where he specialized in fintech and cryptocurrency issues.
  • "Neel has a unique combination of agency experience and industry awareness that is highly relevant to companies and investors in the fintech sector," said Doug Clark, managing partner at Wilson Sonsini.
  • Before working at the SEC, Maitra was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell in Washington, D.C., where he worked on securities, funds, and broker-dealer matters.
  • With deep roots in Silicon Valley, Wilson Sonsini has offices in 18 technology and business hubs worldwide.