Stephen Cohen

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STEPHEN COHEN is the global practice leader of the Regulatory and Enforcement group and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He advises clients on a comprehensive range of government and internal investigations, enforcement-related litigation, whistleblower complaints, cyber breaches and regulatory and compliance issues, including clients seeking to strengthen corporate governance and compliance programs. Stephen joined Sidley in 2017 after twelve years at the Securities and Exchange Commission, most recently serving as Associate Director in the Enforcement Division where he earned the Distinguished Service Award, the agency’s highest honor. He oversaw hundreds of investigations involving broker-dealers, investment advisers, exchanges, securities offerings, insider trading and a range of public company and accounting issues.

Since joining Sidley in 2017, Stephen has represented several public companies and their Audit Committees or Special Committees as well as SEC registrants in internal investigations and matters involving the SEC, Department of Justice, FINRA, PCAOB, CFTC, state attorneys general and securities regulators.