A former Manhattan-based federal prosecutor was appointed Monday as the new director of enforcement for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
David Meister, who is an attorney at Skadden Arps, will replace Acting Enforcement Director Vincent McGonagle. BeforeĀ joining Skadden, Meisteer was an assistant U.S. attorney in New York’s Southern District, where he was on the office’s Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force. Get the full story »