SEC Names Division of Enforcement Acting Director
The SEC named Melissa Hodgman as Division of Enforcement (the "Division") Acting Director. Ms. Hodgman was previously an Associate Director in the Division, handling cases covering a spectrum of securities law violations and overseeing the Division's COVID-19 Steering Committee and its Financial Reporting and Audit Group. Ms. Hodgman first joined the SEC in 2008 as a staff attorney in the Division.
Commentary
The appointment of Ms. Hodgman as Acting Director of Enforcement makes sense for Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee. Acting Director Hodgman has more than a decade of experience in various leadership positions in the Division of Enforcement and is regarded as a knowledgeable lawyer and an aggressive investigator.