Andrew J. Ceresney

ANDREW J. CERESNEY is a partner in the New York office of Debevoise and Co-Chair of the Litigation Department. Prior to rejoining Debevoise in 2017, he served as the Director of Enforcement at the SEC under Chair Mary Jo White. In that role, he oversaw approximately 1,400 SEC personnel, supervising law enforcement efforts in 12 offices throughout the country. As Director of Enforcement, he worked closely with the high-level leadership of other regulators including the Department of Justice, many U.S. Attorney’s offices, CFTC, New York Attorney General, New York Department of Financial Services, FINRA and CFPB. Prior to joining the SEC in 2013, Mr. Ceresney Co-Chaired the White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group at Debevoise. He played an integral role in negotiating the historic $25 billion national mortgage settlement between the federal government, 49 state attorneys general and some of the country’s largest banks. Prior to joining Debevoise in 2003, Mr. Ceresney served as a Deputy Chief Appellate Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. During his tenure at the US Attorney’s Office, he was a member of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force and the Major Crimes Unit. He received his J.D. in 1996, from Yale Law School. He obtained his B.A. summa cum laude Phi Beta Kappa, from Columbia University in 1993. Member of the Board of Advisors of the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law.