Stephanie Avakian

As the former Director of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement, Stephanie Avakian is well positioned to help clients address the enforcement, governance, and compliance issues presented by today’s markets. With decades of experience in government and private practice, she leads the firm’s Securities and Financial Services Department in counseling and defending public companies, investment banks, asset management firms, accounting firms, boards of directors and individual executives through the challenges of government investigations, strategic crisis response, and securities litigation. Ms. Avakian regularly oversees internal investigations triggered by whistleblower complaints, governance reviews, short-seller reports, and regulatory inquiries, often involving high-stakes allegations of financial misconduct or compliance failures.