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Alec Koch is a co-leader of our Securities Enforcement and Regulation practice and a former Assistant Director with the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement. He represents public companies, financial institutions, boards of directors, and individuals in securities enforcement and anti-corruption investigations before the SEC, DOJ, PCAOB, and other regulatory authorities. Nationally ranked by Chambers USA, Alec is described as having "broad market approval for his enforcement-side practice."
Alec also regularly conducts internal investigations on behalf of companies and board committees, often involving multiple jurisdictions, and advises clients on regulatory compliance and corporate governance issues.
At the SEC, Alec supervised investigations of all types, including matters involving public company accounting and disclosure; The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; insider trading; regulated entities such as broker-dealers, investment advisers, and credit rating agencies; market manipulation; and securities offerings. He served in multiple leadership roles, including as a member of the Division of Enforcement’s Broker-Dealer Task Force, as the co-chair of the Division's Priorities and Resources Subcommittee, and as a liaison between the Division of Enforcement and the SEC’s Office of Credit Ratings.
Alec serves on the board of directors of Legal Aid D.C. and the Ethics Research Center, a non-profit organization that works to assist public companies and other institutions with building strong ethics and compliance programs.
Prior to working at the SEC, Alec was an associate at King & Spalding from 1997-2002. He rejoined the firm in 2016.
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude
B.A. History, University of Virginia, Dean's List
District of Columbia
English
November 5, 2025
Securities Docket Names Six King & Spalding Partners to its “Enforcement Elite” List
August 27, 2025
K&S’s Client Alert is referenced in profiles examining the SEC’s marked decline in enforcement activity this year
Representing a provider and operator of compression infrastructure used in the production and transfer of oil and natural gas in an investigation related to payments potentially made to Mexican cartels designated as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs).
Representing the audit committee of a global non-clinical global drug development company in an internal investigation related to potential FCPA and disclosure violations.
Representing a Big Four accounting firm in investigations and securities litigation resulting from the sudden closure of several banks for which the firm acted as external auditor.
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September 12, 2025
Parsing Trump Admin's First 6 Months Of SEC Enforcement
August 21, 2025
Fewer Cases So Far, with a Focus on Retail Investor Fraud – A Look at the First Six Months of SEC Enforcement Under the New Administration
June 12, 2025
A New Era of FCPA Enforcement
November 5, 2025
Securities Docket Names Six King & Spalding Partners to its “Enforcement Elite” List
August 27, 2025
K&S’s Client Alert is referenced in profiles examining the SEC’s marked decline in enforcement activity this year
Representing a provider and operator of compression infrastructure used in the production and transfer of oil and natural gas in an investigation related to payments potentially made to Mexican cartels designated as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs).
Representing the audit committee of a global non-clinical global drug development company in an internal investigation related to potential FCPA and disclosure violations.
Representing a Big Four accounting firm in investigations and securities litigation resulting from the sudden closure of several banks for which the firm acted as external auditor.
See more
September 12, 2025
Parsing Trump Admin's First 6 Months Of SEC Enforcement
August 21, 2025
Fewer Cases So Far, with a Focus on Retail Investor Fraud – A Look at the First Six Months of SEC Enforcement Under the New Administration
June 12, 2025
A New Era of FCPA Enforcement
November 5, 2025
Securities Docket Names Six King & Spalding Partners to its “Enforcement Elite” List
August 27, 2025
K&S’s Client Alert is referenced in profiles examining the SEC’s marked decline in enforcement activity this year
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude
B.A. History, University of Virginia, Dean's List
District of Columbia
English