Bio

Elizabeth Mitchell has more than twenty years’ experience representing and advising public companies, broker-dealers, hedge funds, investment advisers and boards, as well as senior executives and other individuals, in regulatory investigations, enforcement actions, and litigation involving the federal securities laws and other sensitive matters. Strategic and results-oriented, Ms. Mitchell has been recognized for her ardent advocacy, her integrated and comprehensive perspective on legal issues, her unique combination of public company and securities trading and markets experience, and her ability to achieve risk-balanced solutions in multifaceted and bet-the-company cases. She is ranked in Chambers USA (Nationwide), where clients note her “extremely pragmatic, very thoughtful and creative” approach to helping clients achieve regulatory and business objectives. Ms. Mitchell represents clients before a wide range of federal and state regulatory agencies and self-regulatory organizations, including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and state attorneys general. She has advocated for financial firms and their personnel facing investigations of alleged market manipulation and insider trading, alleged violations of best execution and fiduciary obligations, and alleged misrepresentations to clients and customers, and alleged failures to comply with market conduct rules (Reg ATS, Reg NMS, Reg SHO, Market Access Rule). Her experience representing public companies, auditors, and their personnel includes investigations focused on allegations related to financial reporting, accounting, disclosure requirements, corporate governance, and internal controls.