Jonathan H. Hecht, Anne E. Railton, and Anna Wittman share insight on the SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), which recently hosted the 2024 SEC Speaks conference in Washington, DC. During the event, SEC leaders, including the Chair, commissioners, and senior staffers, shared their views about key priorities and trends in the enforcement space. Senior leaders of the Enforcement Division emphasized the SEC’s enforcement results for 2023, a year in which the SEC instituted a record number of enforcement actions and obtained almost $5 billion in financial remedies, and shared their perspectives on the year ahead. More in Columbia Law School.