LECG Sub to Buy Compliance Firm

LECG Corp., a global expert services and strategic advisory firm based in Emeryville, Calif., has announced that its subsidiary LECG LLC has agreed to acquire the Secura Group LLC, a privately held consulting firm specializing in financial services and regulatory compliance.The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Headquartered in Vienna, Va., Secura was established in 1986 by William Isaac, former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., LECG reported. Secura works with financial industry clients in numerous areas, such as fair-lending analysis; anti-money-laundering programs; compliance management; Community Reinvestment Act ratings; subprime lending issues; and Home Mortgage Compliance Act reviews.