David Peavler

David Peavler is a former senior officer and enforcement attorney at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He defends companies and individuals involved in SEC investigations and prosecutions and counsels clients on a wide range of compliance, internal controls, and transactional issues touching on the federal securities laws. David also provides unique insights on public reporting, corporate governance, and financial services industry regulation, having served as general counsel for a registered broker-dealer and investment adviser and as in-house disclosure counsel for a major energy company.

David served nearly 10 years as regional director and head of enforcement for the SEC office covering much of the Southwest United States. During his 19 years with the SEC, David 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 (FCPA) violations to cryptocurrency schemes, insider trading, and broker-dealer and investment adviser wrongdoing. David has 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.

Before joining the SEC, David 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.