Each month, we publish a roundup of the most important SEC enforcement developments for busy in-house lawyers and compliance professionals.

Margaret A. Ryan resigned a little over six months after joining the SEC, raising new questions about the agency’s ...

Our goal has been to the lead the Division of Enforcement back to Congress’ original intent: enforcing the federal securities laws, particularly as they relate to fraud and manipulation,” said SEC ...

The departure comes less than seven months after Margaret Ryan joined the agency, with a directive to emphasize cases where there was direct evidence of investor harm.

Judge Margaret “Meg” Ryan is stepping down after just over six months in the job. Ryan, a senior judge of the United States ...

Margaret A. Ryan is leaving the agency just six months after joining it, a surprise given that most people hold the position for years.

NEW YORK >> The Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement director has resigned just over six months after she started on the job, the SEC said today, a sudden departure for an agency that has ...

Judge Margaret Ryan’s departure comes a month after she decried rumors that the SEC’s enforcement arm was falling short amid ...

Accounting and auditing enforcement activity declined sharply in 2025 at both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the ...

This is the third in our 2026 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. 2025 saw fundamental shifts in securities enforcement ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement director has resigned just over six months after she started ​on the job, the SEC said on Monday, a sudden departure for an ‌agency that has ...

Margaret Ryan has resigned as director of the agency’s division of enforcement after about six months on the job.