▁July ▁ 9 ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁announced ▁that ▁Rich ards ▁would ▁res ign ▁to ▁" take ▁on ▁new ▁challeng es ." ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁law ▁firm , ▁Davis ▁Pol k ▁& ▁Ward well ▁announced ▁that ▁Thom sen ▁was ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁firm ▁as ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁office ▁along ▁with ▁former ▁Ass istant ▁to ▁President ▁Bush ▁and ▁White ▁House ▁Staff ▁Secretary , ▁Ra ul ▁F . ▁Y anes . ▁ ▁The ▁pair ▁were ▁rec ru ited ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁white ▁col lar ▁defense ▁and ▁government ▁investig ations ▁and ▁enfor cement ▁and ▁increase ▁the ▁firm ' s ▁financial ▁regul atory ▁practice . ▁ ▁Second ▁instance ▁of ▁ins ider ▁information ▁On ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Kot z ▁released ▁a ▁sem ian n ual ▁report ▁to ▁Congress ▁which ▁discussed ▁an ▁investigation ▁into ▁a ▁Senior ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁SE C ▁who ▁provided ▁inside ▁information ▁to ▁a ▁former ▁official , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁name ▁the ▁officer . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁identified ▁the ▁Senior ▁Officer ▁as ▁Thom sen ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁former ▁official ▁was ▁her ▁former ▁b oss , ▁Stephen ▁C ut ler ▁of ▁J PM organ ▁Ch ase , ▁amid ▁the ▁bank ' s ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁buy ▁Bear ▁Ste ar ns ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁inspect or ▁general ▁said ▁that ▁while ▁"