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Securities,
Government,
Administrative/Regulatory

Jan. 12, 2016

2015 a record year for the SEC

Last year, the SEC filed a record 807 enforcement actions and obtained orders totaling $4.2 billion in disgorgement and penalties.

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.

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Sam S. Puathasnanon

515 S Flower St Fl 25
Los Angeles , California 90071

Loyola Law School

Sam Puathasnanon is former trial counsel in the SEC’s Los Angeles office. He is of counsel in the Litigation Department of Paul Hastings LLP.

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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.

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Last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission bolstered its already strong enforcement record under Chair Mary Jo White. It filed a record 807 enforcement actions in FY2015 and obtained orders totaling $4.2 billion in disgorgement and penalties. These numbers mark the third successive year that the SEC has increased its enforcement results under White's leadership.

White, a former U.S. attorney, continued her "broken windows" approach to enforcement, under which the SEC pursues...

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