Alec Koch is a Partner in the Special Matters & Government Investigations practice group, resident in the Washington, D.C. office. From 2002 to 2016, he served as a Senior Counsel, Branch Chief, and Assistant Director in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement. During his time at the SEC, Mr. Koch supervised, conducted, and litigated investigations and enforcement actions relating to all areas of the SEC’s enforcement program, including matters involving broker-dealers, credit rating agencies, investment advisers, insider trading, public company accounting and disclosure, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, offering fraud, and microcap fraud. Koch has extensive experience working with the SEC’s other divisions and offices, as well as with FINRA, federal and state criminal authorities, and foreign securities regulators. Prior to his departure from the SEC, Koch was a member of the Enforcement Division’s Broker-Dealer Task Force Steering Committee, which is responsible for developing and overseeing investigative initiatives regarding broker-dealers. He also served as the co-chair of the Division of Enforcement’s Priorities and Resources Subcommittee. In that role, Koch helped to conduct a review to evaluate the Division’s priorities and allocation of resources, and made recommendations that led to the establishment of the Division’s Financial Reporting and Audit Task Force, Microcap Fraud Task Force, and Broker-Dealer Task Force. He also served as a member of the Enforcement Division’s Hiring Committee for the SEC’s main office in Washington.