FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                    2000-137

    Chris Mixter, Chief Litigation Counsel in the Division of
                          Enforcement,
        Leaves the Commission After Nine Years of Service

     Washington, DC, September 25, 2000 - Christian J. Mixter,
Chief Litigation Counsel in the Division of Enforcement of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, departed the Commission on
Friday, September 22, 2000 after nine years of service to become
a partner in the Washington, DC office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
LLP.
     
     Mr. Mixter, 47, became Chief Litigation Counsel in February
1997 after serving for more than five years as a trial attorney
in the Division of Enforcement.  During that time he litigated a
number of the Commission's most significant enforcement cases,
including the fraud case against First Jersey Securities and
Robert Brennan, the financial fraud case against Comparator
Systems Corporation, and the insider trading cases concerning
transactions related to Rochester Community Savings Bank.  In
1995-1996, he was the Acting District Administrator for the
Commission's Fort Worth District Office.
     
     SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt said, "Chris has been an
effective litigator and a committed member of the enforcement
team.  He has been a treasured counselor to me and I will miss
him.  Personally, and on behalf of the Commission, I thank him
for his tireless service and commitment to investors and our
markets."
     
     SEC Director of Enforcement Richard H. Walker said, "Chris
is an outstanding trial lawyer who has successfully overseen many
important cases, several of which were precedent setting.  The
Commission and America's investors have benefited greatly from
Chris's outstanding enforcement efforts over the past nine years.
His knowledge is encyclopedic, his judgment is infallible, and
his counsel is wise.  We will miss his quick wit and his steady
hand at the helm of the trial unit."
     
     Mr. Mixter said, "It's been my good fortune to have served
the SEC for nine years during which the Commission, and the
Division of Enforcement, have had outstanding leaders.  The work
has been exciting, my colleagues have been wise and supportive,
and the mission of protecting investors has been a high calling.
I look forward to returning to private practice and to the new
challenges that await me."
     
     Prior to joining the Commission, Mr. Mixter was an Associate
Counsel to Independent Counsel Lawrence E. Walsh in the
investigation of the Iran/Contra matter.  Mr. Mixter began his
legal career at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York City and
Washington, DC.
     
     Mr. Mixter received a B.A. in history summa cum laude from
Ohio State University in 1974.  In 1977, he was awarded a J.D.
with distinction by the Duke University School of Law, where he
was an Article Editor for the Duke Law Journal.
     
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