Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF’s) Manhattan office has capitalised on the US revolving door with the hire of John O’Donnell, a former assistant US attorney and branch chief in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement unit, who joins to boost the top 10 UK firm’s New York investigations division.
O’Donnell joins the firm after spending ten years as an assistant US attorney in the criminal division of the Southern District of New York, five of which were in the securities fraud unit, where he was involved in over 100 investigations ranging from securities fraud to market manipulation and RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations Act work.)
