SEC 任命 David Woodcock 为执法部门主管

美国证券交易委员会今天宣布，David Woodcock 已被任命为执法部门总监，自 2026 年 5 月 4 日起生效。Woodcock 先生目前是 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 达拉斯和华盛顿特区办事处的合伙人，并担任该公司证券执法实践小组的主席。 Sam Waldon 将继续担任执法部门代理主任直至 5 月 4 日。
美国证券交易委员会主席保罗·S·阿特金斯 (Paul S. Atkins) 表示：“执法部门已经进行了重大方针修正，通过优先考虑提供有意义的投资者保护和加强市场诚信的案件，恢复了国会的意图。” “我感谢 Sam 坚定地致力于在 SEC 担任重要的高级职务，并感谢他明智的建议和领导。”
阿特金斯主席继续说道：“我非常高兴 David 在这个关键时刻重新加入 SEC，因为我们将继续关注对投资者造成最大伤害的不当行为类型。David 拥有 SEC 高级官员、全球律师事务所合伙人、注册会计师和高级内部公司律师的经验，是证券法所有相关方面的顶级专家，并拥有深厚的机构知识。我期待他领导我们由 1,000 多名才华横溢的执法调查人员组成的团队，出庭律师、会计师和其他专业人士。”
伍德科克先生表示：“我很荣幸加入执法部门这个才华横溢的团队，并期待着推进我们保护投资者的重要使命。” “我的承诺是以最高水平的专业精神和严谨态度领导该部门，执行主席的愿景并确保我们金融市场的完整性。”
Woodcock 先生是一位广受认可的证券和治理律师，在 2011 年至 2015 年担任沃斯堡地区办事处主任后重返委员会。在之前的 SEC 任期内，Woodcock 先生领导了执法和审查部门的律师、会计师和审查员，监督了 SEC 执法计划几乎每个主要领域的调查，担任执法咨询委员会成员，并创建并担任了 SEC 执法委员会主席。跨部门和跨部门的财务报告和审计工作组，旨在加强 SEC 对涉及会计和虚假财务报表的违规行为的侦查和起诉。
最近，Woodcock 先生在 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher 的执业重点是监管执行、内部调查和公司治理。此前，他曾担任埃克森美孚公司的高级内部企业律师。 Woodcock 先生还是德克萨斯 A&M 大学法学院的法学兼职教授，在该校教授证券、道德和合规方面的课程已有十多年。
伍德科克先生在路易斯安那州立大学获得会计学士学位，并在德克萨斯大学法学院获得法学博士学位。

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that David Woodcock has been appointed Director of the Division of Enforcement, effective May 4, 2026. Mr. Woodcock is currently a partner in the Dallas and Washington, D.C. offices of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where he serves as chair of the firm’s Securities Enforcement Practice Group. Sam Waldon will continue to serve as Acting Director of the Enforcement Division until May 4.
“The Division of Enforcement has undergone a significant course correction, restoring Congressional intent by prioritizing cases that provide meaningful investor protection and strengthen market integrity,” said SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins. “I thank Sam for his steadfast commitment to serve in key senior roles at the SEC and am grateful for his wise counsel and leadership.”
Chairman Atkins continued, “I am incredibly pleased to have David rejoin the SEC at this critical time, as we continue to focus on the types of misconduct that inflict the greatest harm to investors. With experience as a senior officer at the SEC, global law firm partner, a certified public accountant, and senior in-house corporate attorney, David is a foremost expert in all relevant facets of securities law and has deep institutional knowledge. I look forward to him leading our 1,000+ team of talented enforcement investigators, trial attorneys, accountants, and other professionals.”
“I am honored to join the exceptionally talented team in the Enforcement Division and look forward to advancing our vital mission of investor protection,” said Mr. Woodcock. “My commitment is to lead the division with the highest level of professionalism and rigor as we execute the Chairman’s vision and ensure the integrity of our financial markets.”
Mr. Woodcock is a widely recognized securities and governance attorney who returns to the Commission after serving as Director of the Fort Worth Regional Office from 2011 to 2015. During his prior SEC tenure, Mr. Woodcock led Enforcement and Examinations Division lawyers, accountants, and examiners, oversaw investigations in nearly every major area of the SEC’s enforcement program, served as a member of the Enforcement Advisory Committee, and created and served as Chair of the SEC’s cross-office and cross-division Financial Reporting and Audit Task Force, which was designed to enhance the SEC’s detection and prosecution of violations involving accounting and false financial statements.
Most recently, Mr. Woodcock’s practice at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher focused on regulatory enforcement, internal investigations, and corporate governance. Previously, he served as a senior in-house corporate attorney at Exxon Mobil Corporation. Mr. Woodcock is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at Texas A&M University School of Law, where he has taught for more than a decade on securities, ethics, and compliance.
Mr. Woodcock earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Louisiana State University, and his JD from the University of Texas School of Law.