David L. Peavler

David Peavler has deep experience in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations and prosecutions, having served as Regional Director and Associate Director for Enforcement. He also provides unique insights on financial services industry regulation, public reporting, and corporate governance, having served as general counsel for a registered broker-dealer and investment adviser and as in-house counsel for a major energy company.

During his 19 years with the SEC, David led hundreds of investigations and enforcement actions covering every facet of the SEC’s jurisdiction, ranging from corporate accounting and disclosures, auditor failures, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations to cryptocurrency schemes, insider trading, and broker-dealer and investment adviser wrongdoing.

David has broad experience with SEC issues impacting the energy industry, having led the SEC regional office covering Texas and Oklahoma and brought many of the agency’s most significant energy industry reporting and disclosure cases.

Before joining the SEC, David was a partner in the trial section of another law firm, primarily representing major accounting firms in SEC investigations, auditing malpractice litigation, and securities class actions.