Andrew J. Ceresney[1] is an American lawyer at Debevoise & Plimpton and a former government official who served as director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement.
[1] At Debevoise, Ceresney represented a number of the nation’s largest banks, including JPMorgan Chase during an inquiry involving its foreclosure practices.
[4] Ceresney previously served as White's lieutenant as a defense lawyer at Debevoise and a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York for more than a decade.
[10] Under his tenure, the division brought about 2,850 enforcement actions and obtained judgments and orders totaling more than $13.8 billion in monetary sanctions.
[9] In 2017, Ceresney left the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and re-joined Debevoise & Plimpton as co-chair of the firm's litigation practice, a post once held by his mentor, Mary Jo White.