Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a leading counselor to global financial institutions and corporations was/is also MERS’ special counsel. (see image below)

On August 1, 2011 the Wall Street Journal reported that President Obama has nominated Michael Horowitz, a partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham, & Taft LLP, to be the Justice Department’s top watchdog.

And most recent this year, the U.S. Senate Confirmed Michael E. Horowitz a Cadwalader Attorney for Department of Justice Position from the PRNewsWire article:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a leading counselor to global financial institutions and corporations, welcomes  the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Michael E. Horowitz, a partner in the Business Fraud and Complex Litigation Group and a former member of the Firm’s management committee, as Inspector General of the Department of Justice.  President Barack Obama nominated Horowitz for the position in July 2011.

“We congratulate Michael on his appointment as Inspector General,” said Christopher White, Chairman of the Firm. “Michael has been an outstanding partner in every respect and we are proud that he will once again apply his substantial talents in service of the public good.”

Before joining Cadwalader, Horowitz held senior positions in the DOJ’s Criminal Division during the Clinton and George W. Bush Administrations, first as Deputy Assistant Attorney General and then as Chief of Staff to the head of the Criminal Division. 

United States Attorney General Eric Holder recently remarked: “I’m confident … Michael will provide strong leadership to the department, and will play an instrumental role in fulfilling our critical mission of protecting the American people.  … Michael will promote integrity, financial austerity and effectiveness in Department of Justice operations.”  

 

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