The NYU School of Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement (PCCE) is delighted to announce that Stephanie Avakian, a highly-experienced white collar defense attorney and former director of enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has joined PCCE’s Board of Advisors.

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As the former Director of the SEC’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 WilmerHale’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. As Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division, Stephanie oversaw a wide range of issues including insider trading, financial fraud and disclosure violations, auditor and accounting issues, market structure, asset management, and the FCPA. She also led the Enforcement Division in confronting novel issues at the forefront of the markets today, such as initial coin offerings, digital assets and cybersecurity. She also worked closely with other leaders at numerous federal, foreign and state agencies including the Department of Justice, CFTC, FINRA, CFPB, UK Financial Conduct Authority and Office of the New York Attorney General.

About PCCE’s Board of Advisors

The PCCE Board of Advisors is comprised of experts with diverse backgrounds who advise PCCE’s leadership team on the most pressing and substantive policy issues in the area of compliance and enforcement. The Board of Advisors acts in an advisory capacity only and does not directly oversee the activities of PCCE.  All members of the Board of Advisors serve in their individual capacity. A list of current board members is available here.