Dechert has added David Kelley to its white-collar and securities litigation group in New York, hiring the former top Manhattan federal prosecutor away from Cahill Gordon & Reindel, where he served on the firm’s executive committee.

Kelley, who had been with Cahill since 2005, joined Dechert as a partner on Monday, the firm said. He will co-chair the white-collar defense and securities litigation group alongside Dechert partner David Kistenbroker.