Goodwin has hired the former chief counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's division of corporation finance to lead its public company advisory practice. David Lynn has joined the global firm as chair of its Public Company Advisory practice and a partner in its Capital Markets practice. "I found Goodwin's outstanding public company advisory and capital markets practices to be perfectly aligned with my background as a seasoned public company counselor and securities lawyer, and I believe that this is a great opportunity for me to continue providing that critical advice to Goodwin's broad and diverse client base," Lynn told Law360. "Dave is a highly sought after counselor to public companies and is a leading authority on securities and governance matters," Edwin O'Connor, co-chair of the Capital Markets practice, said. "His tremendous capital markets, governance, securities, and regulatory experience is unmatched."