Kelly Gibson is the co-leader of the firm’s securities enforcement practice. She previously held numerous national and regional leadership roles at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including serving as the acting deputy director of the Division of Enforcement, as leader of the Enforcement Division’s nationwide Climate and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Task Force, and as director of the SEC’s Philadelphia Regional Office. Kelly advises and defends public companies, financial services clients, and their executives in SEC, self-regulatory organization (SRO), and state enforcement matters, and in internal investigations.

Leveraging her government and private practice experience, Kelly works in collaboration with the firm’s corporate and business transactions, investment management, white collar defense, and labor and employment practices to advise clients on regulatory and litigation matters. She also uses her broad ESG enforcement and policy experience to counsel public companies and registrants as they develop proactive ESG strategies, create investment products, consider disclosure requirements, and identify investment opportunities.