Earlier this week, the SEC announced that Paul Tzur and David Morrell have been named as Deputy Directors of the Division of Enforcement. Mr. Tzur serves as the Deputy Director overseeing the enforcement program in the Chicago, Atlanta, and Miami Regional offices, while Mr. Morrell serves as the Deputy Director overseeing the enforcement program in the New York, Boston, and Philadelphia Regional Offices.

Mr. Tzur joins the SEC from private practice, where he focused on white collar defense and complex commercial litigation, and he previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois, as well as in supervisory roles as a deputy chief in the General Crimes Section and the Narcotics and Money Laundering Section. Mr. Morrell joins the SEC from private practice, where he focused on civil litigation and government disputes, and he previously served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Division of the DOJ, as well as in the DOJ’s Consumer Protection Branch. Mr. Morrell also served in the White House as Special Assistant and Associate Counsel to the President and Associate Counsel.

– Dave Lynn