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Vinson & Elkins recently concluded the successful defense of an 18-month investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) into alleged violations of numerous securities laws by an important firm client and market leader in the precious metals industry.
Vinson & Elkins announced today that its Litigation and Regulatory departments collectively achieved three Band 1 rankings in Chambers USA 2022: Nationwide Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation); Texas Environment; and, Texas Real Estate: Land Use/Zoning. With nine new individual rankings, the firm’s Litigation and Regulatory rankings make up 83 of the firm’s total 199 rankings.
On March 16, 2022, Vinson & Elkins secured a settlement on behalf of MoneyGram International, Inc. with the New York Department of Financial Services to resolve legacy anti-money laundering allegations from 2016-17.
G. Zachary Terwilliger, who most recently served as the Senate-confirmed United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, has joined Vinson & Elkins as a partner in the firm’s Government Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense practice.