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As We See It From Where We Are: A Patio Chat with West Coast SEC Enforcement Leadership

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MoFo’s Jina Choi will be moderating a virtual panel for Women in Securities (WISe) with the Enforcement Leadership of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) West Coast Regional Offices.

MoFo’s Jina Choi will be moderating a virtual panel for Women in Securities (WISe) with the Enforcement Leadership of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) West Coast Regional Offices.<hr>

As We See It From Where We Are: A Patio Chat with West Coast SEC Enforcement Leadership

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Anna has almost 30 years of experience in securities and other complex, high-stakes civil litigation. She has represented companies, as well as their officers and directors, in securities class actions, derivative suits, merger and acquisition litigation, and general commercial disputes. She also regularly advises boards and management on disclosure and high-profile governance issues. Her clients span a range of industries including technology, life sciences, renewable energy, gaming, and financial services.In recognition of her ability to add real value to clients’ businesses, Anna was named a Client Choice Award winner. She is also recommended by Chambers USA and Legal500 US for securities litigation defense and most recently was honored with Euromoney LMG’s “Outstanding Achievement” award, which is given to a lawyer with an illustrious career and considerable achievements who has earned unanimous market recognition and praise. She was also recently named a “Top Woman Lawyer” in California by Daily Journal and was previously named a “Woman Worth Watching” by Profiles in Diversity Journal in 2014.Anna is also a frequent speaker on securities litigation and corporate governance topics and is regularly quoted in publications such as the Daily Journal, The Recorder, and Law360. Some recent engagements include:<ul><li>Stanford Directors' College</li><li>Practising Law Institute</li><li>Benchmark Women in Litigation</li><li>Women in Securities (WISe)</li><li>Directors Roundtable</li></ul>In addition to her practice, Anna has served on the firm’s executive committee, compensation committee, and board of directors. She has also twice served as a firmwide managing partner, from 2006 to 2009 and 2012 to 2015.Anna received her J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1992. She received her B.A. from University of California, Berkeley, in 1985.Before attending law school, Anna was a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon, Central Africa, where she helped start and advise cooperative credit unions.

Anna Erickson White

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<div class="videoWrapper"><iframe class="sticky-video" title="Meet MoFo San Francisco Securities Litigation Partner Jina Choi" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0NAR0EZxMdc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="1" title="iframe"></iframe></div>With her one-of-a-kind skillset, Jina Choi represents public and pre-IPO companies, financial institutions, asset management firms, boards of directors, audit and special committees, and individuals in internal investigations, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other government investigations, enforcement-related litigation, as well as compliance-related issues. Jina joined the firm after over 16 years with the SEC, where she ultimately served as Director of the San Francisco Regional Office, helping to enforce many of the laws that govern the public and pre-IPO companies she now represents.Jina is recognized for her work in private practice by leading legal rankings publications including Chambers & Partners USA, where fellow practitioners and clients describe her as “exceptional,” “a very good communicator” who “has a very strong understanding of the more subtle aspects of securities laws - which is not surprising given her background.” She has been described as “a very incisive lawyer” who “handles very complex situations very deftly” and “She can look at a complex situation and understand it and navigate through it to the right answers quickly and effectively.”Jina has experience in matters related to financial reporting and accounting, disclosure, insider trading, offering fraud, investment adviser and broker dealer fraud, auditor misconduct, market structure, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). As Regional Director of the SEC’s San Francisco Office, she led a staff of over 130 attorneys, accountants, and professionals and worked closely with leadership in numerous U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and state securities regulators in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska, as well as the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority. She also provided training to attorneys and accountants from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and the China Securities Regulatory Commission.In addition to her time at the SEC, Jina’s distinguished government experience includes serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Texas, serving as a trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ, and serving as a law clerk for the Honorable Robert P. Patterson, Jr., in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. She also has experience in private practice at other large law firms.In recognition of Jina’s extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, she has been appointed to numerous leadership positions within the legal community, including:<ul><li>Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus, Board of Directors </li><li>SEC Historical Society, Board of Advisors</li><li>Women In Securities (WISe) Steering Committee </li><li>Asian American Bar Association, Co-Chair of Public Law Leadership Advisory Council</li><li>Women in White Collar Defense Association, Thought Leadership Sub-Committee</li></ul>In addition, as a highly respected authority on federal securities laws, Jina has been invited as a guest lecturer at Stanford Law School, University of Virginia School of Law, and NYU School of Law. She is a frequent speaker at industry and legal symposiums, including those sponsored by:<ul><li>Stanford Directors’ College</li><li>Compliance Week West</li><li>TechCrunch Disrupt SF</li><li>Securities Enforcement Forum West</li><li>Bar Association of San Francisco</li><li>Stanford/NVCA Venture Capital Symposium</li><li>American Bar Association</li><li>Directors Roundtable</li><li>The Securities Regulation Institute</li><li>IA Watch</li></ul><h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>Representing director of financial services company in an SEC insider trading investigation.</li><li>Representing venture capital advisory client in an SEC investigation regarding alleged breach of fiduciary duty.</li><li>Representing a client in an SEC and DOJ investigation regarding a medical testing company involving possible misrepresentations and disclosure violations in capital raising.</li><li>Counseling a public energy company regarding executive perquisites and proxy disclosure.</li><li>Counseling registered investment advisers in the context of SEC examinations (routine and cause).</li><li>Representing a private equity adviser in an internal investigation regarding breach of fiduciary duty claims.</li><li>Representing a global software company in an internal investigation regarding alleged side agreements and revenue manipulation.</li><li>Representing a special committee of the Board of Directors of a business development company regarding alleged conflicts of interest and misrepresentations involving the valuation and financial condition of underlying investments.</li><li>Representing the audit committee of the Board of Directors of a public medical device company regarding allegations of disclosure violations and other regulatory and compliance violations.</li><li>Advising and designing training regarding regulatory compliance for financial institutions and asset management firms in areas such as insider trading, margin requirements, and federal securities and banking regulations.</li><li>Representing a foreign issuer in an SEC investigation regarding one of its investments.</li></ul>

Jina Choi

Securities Litigation

Investigations + White Collar Defense

Securities Enforcement

As We See It From Where We Are: A Patio Chat with West Coast SEC Enforcement Leadership - 572010841

As We See It From Where We Are: A Patio Chat with West Coast SEC Enforcement Leadership

20 Aug 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT