The Securities and Exchange Commission has elected Joseph Brenner as Chief Counsel of the Division of Enforcement. Brenner is filling the Chief Counsel position previously held by Joan McKown, who left the agency in August after 24 years of service.

In his new role, which he is expected to begin in the next several weeks, Brenner will oversee the process of providing legal and policy advice on potential enforcement actions before they are recommended to the Commission for approval. He joins the SEC from law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, where he has been a partner since 1990.

Brenner most recently served as vice chair of the firm's securities department and as a member of the securities litigation and enforcement practice group. Prior to joining WilmerHale, Brenner was a law clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

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