Best Lawyers in District of Columbia, United States for Litigation - Securities

Lesley Fredin McColl advises and represents individuals and entities in a broad range of matters relating to the federal securities laws and other sensitive matters. She represents clients in investigations involving diverse federal and state regulatory agencies and self-regulatory organizations, including the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Reserve Board, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), state attorneys general, and f...

Blake Sweat represents clients in high-stakes government investigations and litigation. He advises companies, boards, and individuals in a wide array of matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, and other regulatory agencies, and has experience managing sensitive internal investigations and high-profile corporate crises involving complex, multi-agency scrutiny.

Mayra C. Suárez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Securities. Mayra C., who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mayra C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jessica Notebaert regularly represents broker-dealers and other market participants in regulatory investigations and enforcement actions involving the federal securities laws, self-regulatory organization rules and regulations, and state securities laws. She frequently represents clients in securities matters before the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the US Department of Justice, FINRA, the Massachusetts Securities Division and other states securities regulators, and the securities ex...

Thomas DeFranco is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Securities and Securities Regulation. Thomas, who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Thomas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jessica Maneval represents clients in a broad range of securities enforcement and litigation matters. Her clients have included large financial institutions, technology companies, as well as biomedical and engineering firms.

Julia Bell represents clients in a broad range of complex litigation and enforcement matters and criminal and civil investigations. Ms. Bell also maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on immigration and reproductive rights.

Alexandrea Rahill focuses her practice on investigations and enforcement actions involving federal securities and commodities laws. She has represented financial institutions, broker-dealers, swap dealers, futures commission merchants, cryptocurrency exchanges, auditors and individuals before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and other governmental agencies and self-regulatory organizations, including Financial Industry Regulatory Au...

Emily F. Gomez focuses her practice on complex litigation matters and criminal and civil investigations.