Antonia M. Apps

Antonia M. Apps is a Deputy Director in the Division of Enforcement and was previously the Acting Deputy Director of the Division of Enforcement and Regional Director of the New York office of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Prior to joining the SEC, Antonia was a partner at Milbank LLP practicing in the area of securities enforcement, white collar defense, and commercial litigation. Earlier in her career, Antonia served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney’s Office, Criminal Division, where she led high-profile securities fraud and insider trading cases, including the prosecution of the hedge fund S.A.C. Capital Advisors, and received the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys’ Director’s Award for Superior Performance. Antonia has tried over 15 criminal and civil cases to verdict, argued numerous appeals, and is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Among numerous industry awards, she has been named a Lawdragon Legend, having appeared in its list of 500 Leading Lawyers in America for ten years, was named in the National Law Journal’s list of “Litigation Trailblazers” for 2020, and in Crain’s New York Business’ “Notable Women in Law” list in 2019. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School, Oxford University, and Sydney University Law School, and has taught a course on White Collar Criminal Law & Procedure at Harvard Law School since 2016.