David Peavler

Experience

1. Partner

   Jones Day

   Jan 2023 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   I represent clients in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations and prosecutions. During my 19 years at the SEC - including nearly a decade as Regional Director and Associate Director for Enforcement - I 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 violations to cryptocurrency schemes, insider trading, and broker-dealer and investment adviser wrongdoing. I have 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. I also provide 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.Before joining the SEC, I 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.

Education

• The University of Texas School of Law

  Doctor of Law - JD