The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has named Paul Levenson as director of the Boston regional office, where he will oversee enforcement and examinations in the New England region.
Levenson joins the SEC from the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, where he is an assistant US Attorney and chief of the Economic Crimes Unit that is responsible for investigations and prosecutions of financial crimes. He will begin working at the SEC in late October.
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Levenson joined the US Attorney’s office in 1989 and served in the civil division as well as the Economic Crimes Unit and Public Corruption Unit. He has led the Economic Crimes Unit since 2007.
George Canellos, co-director of the SEC’s division of enforcement, said: "Levenson has served with great distinction as a supervisor and prosecutor of securities and other white collar cases. We are thrilled that he will be bringing his formidable legal skills, vast experience, and judgment to the SEC as leader of our Boston regional office."
Andrew Bowden, director of the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, said: "Levenson has been working energetically and effectively to protect investors for the last 23 years. He also is an excellent manager. We are excited that he has decided to continue his work with our dedicated team in Boston."
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