Home > Our Team > Marc P. Berger Litigation Government and Internal Investigations Funds Regulatory and Investigations Securities Litigation International Regulatory and Compliance Financial Institutions Privacy and Cybersecurity Complex Commercial Litigation Corporate Governance Whistleblower and False Claims Act Private Equity Lifecycle Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Sustainability Crisis Management Healthcare Technology Financial Services FinTech Jeffrey H. Knox Partner Stephen M. Cutler Of Counsel New York PRACTICE FOCUS INDUSTRIES COLLEAGUES OFFICES Marc P. Berger is Global Co-Head of the Firm’s Government and Internal Investigations Practice. Marc was formerly the Acting Director and Deputy Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement and Director of the SEC’s New York Regional Office, and prior to that the Chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.He represents companies, boards and executives, and cryptocurrency market participants in government and internal investigations, regulatory enforcement matters, and high-profile disputes.Marc also advises clients on a range of enforcement and compliance matters, including related to cryptocurrency and other digital assets. As Acting Director and Deputy Director of Enforcement at the SEC, Marc oversaw thousands of investigations and hundreds of litigations addressing a broad range of securities matters, including issuer disclosure and accounting violations, foreign bribery, investment advisory issues, securities offerings, market manipulation, insider trading, broker-dealer misconduct, cyber threats, initial coin offerings, digital assets and COVID-related fraud. He first joined the SEC as Director of the New York Regional Office, where in addition to supervising all New York enforcement matters, Marc oversaw all of the New York office’s compliance examinations of investment banks, investment advisers, brokerdealers, mutual funds and hedge funds. As a federal prosecutor, Marc tried 13 cases in district court and as Chief of the SDNY’s Securities Unit he supervised some of the nation’s most significant financial and investment fraud matters, including those related to corporate and accounting fraud, insider trading, market manipulation, and violations of the FCPA. Marc’s SEC and DOJ work involved extensive coordination of cross-border and multi-agency investigations. In between Marc’s tenures at the SEC and DOJ, Marc was a litigation partner at another international law firm where he OVERVIEW BIOGRAPHY Add to Contact List Download vCard Marc P. Berger Partner 425 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 Email: [email protected] Phone: +1-212-455-2197 Fax: +1-212-455-2502 Client Services Our Team Your Career Contact List (0) About Us Offices Search
Work Highlights Major institutions in SEC investigations concerning the issuance and trading of digital assets Major financial institution in SEC investigation relating to business record retention Executive at a major financial institution in DOJ and SEC block trading investigations Leading hedge fund in DOJ and SEC insider trading investigations Private equity company in a SPAC-related SEC investigation See More Education University of Virginia School of Law, 1999 J.D. Cornell University, 1996 B.S. With Distinction Clerkships Hon. Richard M. Berman, United States District Court, Southern District of New York Admissions New York represented global financial institutions, public companies, investment firms and individuals in numerous high-profile matters. Read Full Biography... Contact Us Subscribe Site Map Extranets Disclaimers Privacy LLP Info Directory Local Language Pages: Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Japanese Portuguese Spanish Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Client Services Our Team Your Career Contact List (0) About Us Offices Search