Craig S. Warkol

Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel

Chair of the Litigation Group and co-chair of the SEC Enforcement and White Collar Defense Group. Represents clients in their most significant enforcement proceedings and regulatory investigations.

Drawing on his experience both as a former enforcement attorney with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and as a Special Assistant US Attorney, Craig assists clients with SEC examinations and represents them at all stages of investigations and enforcement cases brought by the SEC, DOJ, FINRA, CFTC and other self-regulatory organizations and state regulators.

He has experience representing entities and individuals under investigation for, or charged with, insider trading, securities fraud, mail/wire fraud, accounting fraud, money laundering, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations and tax offenses.

He also advises private funds on the evolving regulatory risks associated with developing technology, including blockchain, digital assets and the use of alternative data.

Craig regularly leads training sessions for investment professionals on complying with insider trading and market manipulation laws, and he has developed and led compliance training sessions related to the use of alternative data, electronic communication and social media.

In his previous roles in the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and the SEC, Craig prosecuted numerous complex and high-profile securities fraud, accounting fraud and insider trading cases.

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