Posted by Marc J. Fagel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, on Thursday, February 2, 2017
Editor's Note: Marc J. Fagel is a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. This post is based on a Gibson Dunn publication.
Any attempt to assess the past six months is undeniably going to be overshadowed by what lies ahead. The change in administration is likely to be as tumultuous and unpredictable for the SEC as for any other federal agency, and the differences between the enforcement priorities under Chair Mary Jo White and Enforcement Division Director Andrew Ceresney and those of their successors may be more stark than other SEC transitions in recent years.