Tejal rejoined Cooley after serving for more than 11 years at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), most recently as associate director in the Division of Enforcement at the SEC’s New York office. In that role, she co-led the SEC’s enforcement program in New York and supervised approximately 150 attorneys, accountants and investigators. Tejal oversaw investigations and litigations spanning the full scope of the federal securities laws, including matters involving securities offerings, accounting issues, insider trading, cybersecurity, public companies, broker-dealers and investment advisers. She also has substantial experience coordinating investigations and resolutions with other government agencies, including the Department of Justice, FBI, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and state and foreign regulators.