Law360, New York ( January 7, 2015, 1:52 PM EST) -- Claudius O. Sokenu is a partner in Shearman & Sterling's New York, Washington, D.C., and London offices. Before private practice, he was a senior counsel with the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington. His practice focuses on representing financial institutions, public and private companies, accounting firms, and their boards of directors, audit committees, officers and employees in securities enforcement actions, class action litigation, white collar criminal defense, internal investigations, congressional investigations, and complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts. Sokenu also has experience in handling high-profile matters requiring concurrent representation in the civil, criminal and political spheres....