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Securities,
Government,
Administrative/Regulatory

Dec. 18, 2020

The SEC’s successful enforcement year

In 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Enforcement Division achieved what Director Stephanie Avakian described as “extraordinary results” in the face of the unexpected and unprecedented challenges posed by the global coronavirus pandemic.

Nicolas Morgan

Partner
Paul Hastings LLP

Phone: (213) 683-6181

Email: nicolasmorgan@paulhastings.com

Nicolas is a partner in the firm's Litigation Department. He served as senior trial counsel in the SEC's Los Angeles office.

Thomas A. Zaccaro

Senior Counsel
Hueston Hennigan LLP

Phone: (213) 788-4039

Email: tzaccaro@hueston.com

Boston College Law School

Thomas is a partner in the firm's Litigation Department. He served as regional trial counsel in the SEC's Los Angeles office.

Tara Giunta

Partner
Paul Hastings LLP

Kyle Jones

Associate
Paul Hastings LLP

515 S Flower St Fl 25
Los Angeles , California 90071

Phone: (213) 683-6189

Email: kylejones@paulhastings.com

Kyle is an associate in the firm's Litigation Department

Michael W. Mottweiler

Associate
Paul Hastings LLP

515 S Flower St
Los Angeles , California 90071

Phone: 213-683-6144

Email: michaelmottweiler@paulhastings.com

Michael is an associate in the firm's Litigation Department

Quinn Dang

Associate
Paul Hastings LLP

In 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission's Enforcement Division achieved what Director Stephanie Avakian described as "extraordinary results" in the face of the unexpected and unprecedented challenges posed by the global coronavirus pandemic. Although the 715 enforcement cases filed in FY2020 are a marked decrease from the previous year, the SEC collected a new record of $3.589 billion in disgorgement, representing a roughly 10% increase from FY2019. By contras...

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