Aaron W. Lipson

Practice Areas

Aaron Lipson counsels public companies, investment advisers, broker-dealers, accounting firms, private funds, and individuals facing complex government investigations. Lipson also assists regulated entities with compliance matters and advises boards of directors with respect to independent investigations and disclosure matters.

A partner in the Special Matters and Government Investigations practice, he brings nearly 15 years of experience as a senior enforcement official at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) where he led the enforcement program for the SEC’s Atlanta Regional Office. He oversaw a wide variety of investigations including those related to financial fraud, manipulative market practices, insider trading, cyber-intrusions, breaches of fiduciary duty, failures to disclose conflicts of interest, and unregistered offerings.

Mr. Lipson is also an adjunct professor at the Emory University School of Law, where he co-teaches an upper level class focused on securities enforcement and government investigations.