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Laurence A. Urgenson Assumes Chairmanship

By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
July 30, 2007

We are pleased to announce that Laurence A. Urgenson has accepted the role of Chairman of the Board of Editors of Business Crimes Bulletin beginning with this issue. Urgenson, a partner in the Washington, DC, office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, has been a member of the Board and a regular contributor of articles since this newsletter was founded in 1994. He has long experience in the prosecution and defense of corporations and executives accused of white-collar crime. Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis in 1994, he served as Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Chief of the Fraud Section, and Executive Director of the Economic Crime Council in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, where he supervised the Fraud Section, General Litigation and Legal Advice Section, and Office of Policy and Management Analysis. Previously, he was Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief of the Criminal Division, and Chief of the Economic Crime Section in the Eastern District of New York. 'I have very much enjoyed my work for the Bulletin,' he says, 'and look forward to continuing to be a part of team in the future.'

We are pleased to announce that Laurence A. Urgenson has accepted the role of Chairman of the Board of Editors of Business Crimes Bulletin beginning with this issue. Urgenson, a partner in the Washington, DC, office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, has been a member of the Board and a regular contributor of articles since this newsletter was founded in 1994. He has long experience in the prosecution and defense of corporations and executives accused of white-collar crime. Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis in 1994, he served as Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Chief of the Fraud Section, and Executive Director of the Economic Crime Council in the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, where he supervised the Fraud Section, General Litigation and Legal Advice Section, and Office of Policy and Management Analysis. Previously, he was Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chief of the Criminal Division, and Chief of the Economic Crime Section in the Eastern District of New York. 'I have very much enjoyed my work for the Bulletin,' he says, 'and look forward to continuing to be a part of team in the future.'

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