03-15-17
Former SEC Enforcement Chief Discusses How Big Data Drives Investigations and Prosecutions
During the January 26th 2017 SIFMA-Bates Group Leaders and Experts Forum: Managing Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement Matters in the Big Data-Driven Age, former Chief of the SEC Complex Financial Instruments Unit, and current partner in Simpson Thacher’s Government Investigations Group, Michael J. Osnato, Jr. discussed how big data is changing the way the SEC investigates and prosecutes misconduct. Mr. Osnato shared insights gleaned from his then-recently completed tenure at the agency, a period he termed the “golden age of enforcement.”