Former SEC enforcement director joins Barclays as new legal head

Barclays has appointed WilmerHale securities and financial services department chair Stephanie Avakian as its next group general counsel.

Avakian is replacing Stephen Shapiro, who has served as group general counsel since 2020. She starts at Barclays in May, LB understands, and will formally assume the role of group general counsel in early July, with Shapiro leaving the bank at the end of June.