Steven Susswein Introduction

Steven Susswein serves as Senior Counsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Enforcement Division.  Mr. Susswein is an attorney with nearly twenty-five years’ experience and has enforced our nation’s securities laws since joining the SEC in 2003.  He possesses particular expertise in enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  As Senior Counsel, Steve Susswein has handled multiple prominent cases, a sample of which are listed below for reference.

In the Matter of Kinross Gold Corporation, Admin. Proc. File No. 3-18407 (Mar. 26, 2018)

In the Matter of Halliburton Company and Jeannot Lorenz, Admin. Proc. File No. 3-18080 (July 27, 2017)

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Eli Lilly and Company, Civil Action No. 1:12-cv-02045 (D.D.C.) (December 20, 2012)

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Al-Raya Investment Company and Waleed Khalid Al-Braikan as Representative of the Heirs of Hazem Khalid Al-Braikan, et al., Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-6533 (S.D.N.Y.) (August 5, 2010)

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ramy El-Batrawi, et al., Case No 2:-06-cv-02247 (C.D.Ca) (April 13, 2006)

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Schering-Plough Corporation, Civil Action No. 1:04-cv-00945 (D.D.C.) (June 9, 2004),

Mr. Susswein received his Juris Doctor, With Honors, from the George Washington University Law School (May 1996) and his Bachelor of Arts, with Distinction and Honors, in Political Science, from the University of Michigan (May 1991).

Mr. Susswein has been a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia since 2001.

He is a recipient of the SEC’s Enforcement Division’s Directors Award.