Former SEC Enforcement Leader Tejal Shah Returns to Cooley

Tejal Shah returns to Cooley as a partner in its global litigation department, the firm announced Monday.

Formerly an associate director at the Security and Exchange Commission, Shah supervised approximately 150 lawyers and accountants pursuing investigations and litigation relating to potential violations of securities laws, including insider trading, market manipulation, accounting fraud, and compliance failures by broker-dealers and investment advisers.

She becomes a core member of the firm’s SEC enforcement practice, the firm said.

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