Machtinger '74 Joins Bingham McCutchen
Steven N. Machtinger '74, a former senior vice president and associate general counsel at JPMorgan Chase & Co., has joined Bingham McCutchen as a securities litigation partner in the San Francisco office.
Machtinger brings more than 20 years of experience in the securities industry to Bingham, specifically in areas relating to broker-dealers and investment advisers, and officers and directors of public companies. Beginning his career with the SEC in 1974, he later served as chief of enforcement at the San Francisco office.
Machtinger handled civil and regulatory litigation, securities arbitrations, and venture capital litigation in his 18 years at JPMorgan Chase and Hambrecht & Quist Group, a banking firm acquired by JPMorgan Chase in 1999. He defended the company against a broad range of claims, including brokerage customer arbitrations, trust account client complaints, securities class actions, and employment discrimination claims. While at the SEC, Machtinger participated in the preparation of the landmark Report of the Staff Special Study of the Options Markets to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Bingham McCutchen LLP is an international law firm with 950 attorneys in 13 offices. The firm represents clients in high-stakes litigation, complex financing and regulatory matters, government affairs, and a wide variety of sophisticated corporate and technology transactions.
Press Release/March 5, 2007
Machtinger brings more than 20 years of experience in the securities industry to Bingham, specifically in areas relating to broker-dealers and investment advisers, and officers and directors of public companies. Beginning his career with the SEC in 1974, he later served as chief of enforcement at the San Francisco office.
Machtinger handled civil and regulatory litigation, securities arbitrations, and venture capital litigation in his 18 years at JPMorgan Chase and Hambrecht & Quist Group, a banking firm acquired by JPMorgan Chase in 1999. He defended the company against a broad range of claims, including brokerage customer arbitrations, trust account client complaints, securities class actions, and employment discrimination claims. While at the SEC, Machtinger participated in the preparation of the landmark Report of the Staff Special Study of the Options Markets to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Bingham McCutchen LLP is an international law firm with 950 attorneys in 13 offices. The firm represents clients in high-stakes litigation, complex financing and regulatory matters, government affairs, and a wide variety of sophisticated corporate and technology transactions.
Press Release/March 5, 2007