#David Woodcock

RegTech & Compliance

SEC Swaps Out Enforcement Chief: Gibson Dunn's Woodcock Steps In After Ryan's Quick Exit

Abrupt. That's the word for Meg Ryan's six-month stint as SEC Enforcement Director. Now David Woodcock, a SEC veteran turned top lawyer, takes the helm — and it smells like a deliberate course correction.

Crypto & Blockchain

SEC's New Enforcement Sheriff: Woodcock Steps In as Crypto Cases Stumble

David Woodcock's promotion to SEC enforcement director lands like a thud in the middle of crypto's regulatory battlefield. But with the old guard's crypto cases sputtering, is this a fresh start — or more of the same?

RegTech & Compliance

SEC's New Top Enforcer Steps In — Crypto Cases Dropped, Politics Suspected

David Woodcock strides into the SEC's enforcement director role on May 4, inheriting a division roiled by a sudden resignation and whispers of White House favoritism. Crypto cases vanished — just like that.