Jan M. Folena is chair of the securities & regulatory enforcement group at Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP. Folena advises high-profile individuals on white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations, and regulatory enforcement matters, spanning a range of industries including, financial services, investment management, and corporate governance, guiding clients through complex compliance challenges and government inquiries. A standout case includes representing an asset management client in a Liquidity Rule enforcement case, achieving a complete dismissal.
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Investment Management, Securities & Regulatory Enforcement
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Partner, Co-Chair, Securities & Regulatory Enforcement

Career

As a former supervisory assistant chief litigation counsel in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jan Folena has led and successfully litigated many of the financial service industry’s most complex and high-profile cases. She has appeared in federal courts across the United States as lead trial counsel, handling issues at the forefront of the securities industry, including in one of only a few financial fraud jury trials, a highly publicized insider trading trial, and an enforcement action against the Big Four accounting firms.

As co-chair of Stradley Ronon’s securities and regulatory enforcement practice, Jan focuses her practice on assisting firms and individuals in navigating internal investigations, regulatory enforcement matters, commercial disputes and, when necessary, arbitration, mediation and trial. She regularly advises asset managers, broker-dealers, registered and private funds, public companies, officers, directors, principals and auditors on complex matters involving enforcement of federal and state securities laws, including regulatory examinations, internal investigations and litigation. Jan also represents clients in congressional inquiries, before state regulators, and in third-party litigation.

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Work highlights

Represented a assets management/fund board client in the SEC’s first-ever enforcement action under its Liquidity Rule against trustees of a mutual fund.