Enforcement 40 for 2017

Securities Docket’s “Enforcement 40” for 2017

  1. William Baker III, Latham & Watkins

  2. Jonathan R. Barr, BakerHostetler

  3. Christian R. Bartholomew, Jenner & Block

  4. Bradley J. Bondi, Cahill Gordon & Reindel

  5. Catherine Botticelli, Dechert

  6. Alex J. Bourelly, Baker Botts

  7. Gregory S. Bruch, Bruch Hanna

  8. George S. Canellos, Milbank

  9. Wayne M. Carlin, Wachtell Lipton

  10. John J. Carney, BakerHostetler

  11. Stephen J. Crimmins, Murphy & McGonigle

  12. Douglas J. Davison, Linklaters

  13. Michael S. Dicke, Fenwick & West

  14. Ralph C. Ferrara, Proskauer

  15. Thomas A. Hanusik, Crowell & Moring

  16. Daniel M. Hawke, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer

  17. Dixie L. Johnson, King & Spalding

  18. Robert B. Kaplan, Debevoise & Plimpton

  19. Brad S. Karp, Paul Weiss

  20. Robert S. Khuzami, Kirkland & Ellis

  21. Philip S. Khinda, Steptoe & Johnson

  22. Carmen J. Lawrence, King & Spalding

  23. Randall R. Lee, WilmerHale

  24. Kenneth R. Lench, Kirkland & Ellis

  25. Colleen P. Mahoney, Skadden

  26. Joan E. McKown, Jones Day

  27. William R. McLucas, WilmerHale

  28. Daniel O’Connor, Ropes & Gray

  29. Fiona A. Philip, Sidley Austin

  30. Lorin L. Reisner, Paul Weiss

  31. Cheryl J. Scarboro, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

  32. Thomas A. Sporkin, BuckleySandler

  33. John Reed Stark, John Reed Stark Consulting

  34. Neal E. Sullivan, Sidley Austin

  35. Jordan A. Thomas, Labaton Sucharow

  36. Linda Chatman Thomsen, Davis Polk

  37. Michael D. Trager, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer

  38. Jonathan R. Tuttle, Debevoise & Plimpton

  39. F. Joseph Warin, Gibson Dunn

  40. Thomas A. Zaccaro, Paul Hastings

About the Enforcement 40: Securities Docket’s Enforcement 40 is our list of the 40 best and brightest securities enforcement defense lawyers. Based on nominations, input from numerous senior lawyers in the field, and considerable research, we tried to answer a simple question:

Who would you hire if you, your company or a family member was faced with an important SEC enforcement matter?

We also imposed three key requirements:

  • Candidates for the Enforcement 40 must be in the private sector for at least the past two years.

  • Candidates for the Enforcement 40 must have a practice that is at last 50% dedicated to SEC enforcement defense work.

  • Candidates for the Enforcement 40 must be attorneys (as opposed to accountants, economists or other experts)