Enforcement 40 for 2020

Securities Docket’s “Enforcement 40” for 2020

  1. William Baker III, Latham & Watkins

  2. Jonathan R. Barr, BakerHostetler

  3. Bradley J. Bondi, Cahill Gordon & Reindel

  4. Alex J. Bourelly, Baker Botts

  5. Gregory S. Bruch, Bruch Hanna

  6. Leslie R. Caldwell, Latham & Watkins

  7. George S. Canellos, Milbank

  8. John J. Carney, BakerHostetler

  9. Andrew J. Ceresney, Debevoise & Plimpton

  10. Douglas J. Davison, Linklaters

  11. Michael S. Dicke, Fenwick & West

  12. Katherine R. Goldstein, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

  13. Elizabeth P. Gray, Willkie Farr & Gallagher

  14. Sandra M. Hanna, Bruch Hanna

  15. Caz Hashemi, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

  16. Daniel M. Hawke, Arnold & Porter

  17. Terence Healy, Hughes Hubbard & Reed

  18. Dixie L. Johnson, King & Spalding

  19. Philip S. Khinda, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft

  20. Carmen J. Lawrence, King & Spalding

  21. Randall R. Lee, Cooley LLP

  22. Colleen P. Mahoney, Skadden

  23. Craig D. Martin, Morrison & Foerster

  24. Joan E. McKown, Jones Day

  25. William R. McLucas, WilmerHale

  26. Bridget Moore, Baker Botts

  27. Nicolas Morgan, Paul Hastings

  28. Daniel O’Connor, Ropes & Gray

  29. Lorin L. Reisner, Paul Weiss

  30. Susan D. Resley, Morgan Lewis

  31. Cheryl J. Scarboro, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

  32. Thomas A. Sporkin, Buckley LLP

  33. John Reed Stark, John Reed Stark Consulting

  34. Jordan A. Thomas, Labaton Sucharow

  35. Linda Chatman Thomsen, Davis Polk

  36. Michael D. Trager, Arnold & Porter

  37. Jonathan R. Tuttle, Debevoise & Plimpton

  38. Richard Walker, King & Spalding

  39. Mary Jo White, Debevoise & Plimpton

  40. Erica Williams, Kirkland & Ellis

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)