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Alec Koch is a co-leader of our Securities Enforcement and Regulation practice and a former Assistant Director with the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement. He represents public companies, financial institutions, boards of directors, and individuals in securities enforcement and anti-corruption investigations before the SEC, DOJ, PCAOB, and other regulatory authorities. Nationally ranked by Chambers USA, Alec is described as having "broad market approval for his enforcement-side practice."
Alec also regularly conducts internal investigations on behalf of companies board committees, often involving multiple jurisdictions, and advises clients on regulatory compliance and corporate governance issues.
At the SEC, Alec supervised investigations of all types, including matters involving public company accounting and disclosure; The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; insider trading; regulated entities such as broker-dealers, investment advisers, and credit rating agencies; market manipulation; and securities offerings. He served as a member of the Division of Enforcement’s Broker-Dealer Task Force, as the co-chair of the Division's Priorities and Resources Subcommittee, and as a liaison between the Division and the SEC’s Office of Credit Ratings.
Since 2017, Alec has served on the board of directors of the Ethics Research Center, a non-profit organization that works to assist public companies and other institutions with building strong ethics and compliance cultures and programs. He also currently serves on the board of Legal Aid D.C.
Prior to working at the SEC, Alec was an associate at King & Spalding from 1997-2002. He rejoined the firm in 2016.
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude
B.A. History, University of Virginia, Dean's List
District of Columbia
English
November 8, 2024
Securities Docket Names Five King & Spalding Partners to its “Enforcement Elite” List
June 12, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2024 Guide
Served as the Independent Compliance Consultant for a registered clearing agency in connection with its October 2021 SEC settlement relating to liquidity arrangements.
Representing a Big Four accounting firm in investigations and securities litigation resulting from the sudden closure of several banks for which the firm acted as external auditor.
Representing the CISO of a software development company in a first-of-its-kind SEC enforcement action relating to the company's disclosures concerning cybersecurity.
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November 1, 2024
Financial Services Regulation in the Post-Jarkesy World
July 3, 2024
Financial Services Regulation in the Post-Jarkesy World
May 23, 2024
Request for Comments on FinCEN and SEC rule on CIP
November 8, 2024
Securities Docket Names Five King & Spalding Partners to its “Enforcement Elite” List
June 12, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2024 Guide
Served as the Independent Compliance Consultant for a registered clearing agency in connection with its October 2021 SEC settlement relating to liquidity arrangements.
Representing a Big Four accounting firm in investigations and securities litigation resulting from the sudden closure of several banks for which the firm acted as external auditor.
Representing the CISO of a software development company in a first-of-its-kind SEC enforcement action relating to the company's disclosures concerning cybersecurity.
See more
November 1, 2024
Financial Services Regulation in the Post-Jarkesy World
July 3, 2024
Financial Services Regulation in the Post-Jarkesy World
May 23, 2024
Request for Comments on FinCEN and SEC rule on CIP
November 8, 2024
Securities Docket Names Five King & Spalding Partners to its “Enforcement Elite” List
June 12, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2024 Guide
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude
B.A. History, University of Virginia, Dean's List
District of Columbia
English