Baker McKenzie Partners Peter Chan and Jerome Thomas have been selected by Securities Docket for its 2025 Enforcement Elite list. Securities Docket’s “Enforcement Elite” list honors the best securities enforcement defense counsel in the industry, noting that these individuals “have the right stuff to handle bet-the-company matters, but are also the kind of defensive specialists critical to have on speed-dial should the SEC’s Division of Enforcement come calling.”
Peter K.M. Chan represents public companies, financial services firms, and other organizations in litigation, investigations, and regulatory actions by federal agencies. Peter also advises clients on compliance and regulatory matters impacting the municipal securities markets and investments by public pensions and other institutions. He is a leading expert in advising companies and outside auditors in connection with SEC and other regulatory inquiries regarding financial restatements and disclosures. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Peter spent over two decades with the SEC, where he served in national leadership roles within the SEC's Enforcement Division.
Jerome Tomas is co-chair of the North America Government Enforcement practice group. He represents multinational companies faced with government investigations and conducts internal investigations to assess and remediate legal and compliance concerns in domestic and global operations. Jerome has extensive experience representing clients in government litigation and enforcement investigations before the SEC, DOJ, various United States Attorneys Offices, and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Jerome is a former member of the SEC Division of Enforcement’s Cyberforce, the agency’s internet and cyber fraud unit.
Baker McKenzie’s Investigations & White-Collar Crime group includes one of the largest contingents of former US Department of Justice prosecutors, state prosecutors, SEC, and other regulators. The practice has extensive experience assisting companies and financial institutions conduct cross-border investigations. The team also represents corporations, officers, and directors in criminal investigations and prosecutions, and advise on SEC disclosure, self-reporting, corporate governance, and internal controls issues. The group also defends clients in class actions and other suits that often follow criminal allegations.
View Securities Docket’s full 2025 Enforcement Elite list on its website.
Peter K.M. Chan represents public companies, financial services firms, and other organizations in litigation, investigations, and regulatory actions by federal agencies. Peter also advises clients on compliance and regulatory matters impacting the municipal securities markets and investments by public pensions and other institutions. He is a leading expert in advising companies and outside auditors in connection with SEC and other regulatory inquiries regarding financial restatements and disclosures. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Peter spent over two decades with the SEC, where he served in national leadership roles within the SEC's Enforcement Division.
Jerome Tomas is co-chair of the North America Government Enforcement practice group. He represents multinational companies faced with government investigations and conducts internal investigations to assess and remediate legal and compliance concerns in domestic and global operations. Jerome has extensive experience representing clients in government litigation and enforcement investigations before the SEC, DOJ, various United States Attorneys Offices, and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Jerome is a former member of the SEC Division of Enforcement’s Cyberforce, the agency’s internet and cyber fraud unit.
Baker McKenzie’s Investigations & White-Collar Crime group includes one of the largest contingents of former US Department of Justice prosecutors, state prosecutors, SEC, and other regulators. The practice has extensive experience assisting companies and financial institutions conduct cross-border investigations. The team also represents corporations, officers, and directors in criminal investigations and prosecutions, and advise on SEC disclosure, self-reporting, corporate governance, and internal controls issues. The group also defends clients in class actions and other suits that often follow criminal allegations.
View Securities Docket’s full 2025 Enforcement Elite list on its website.
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