Matthew Martens, the former chief litigation counsel of the SEC who recently led the government’s successful prosecution of ex–Goldman Sachs bond trader Fabrice Tourre, has joined Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr as a securities and litigation partner in Washington, D.C.

The Wall Street Journal was the first to report that Wilmer had hired Martens late Wednesday, and the firm subsequently issued a press release confirming the move.