David D. Lisitza
DavidLisitza@gmail.com
Education
University of Chicago, The Law School
J.D., 2002
- Honors
University of Chicago, The College
B.A., 1997
- General Honors, Departmental Honors
Employment
Securities and Exchange Commission, Appellate Group, Office of General Counsel
Senior Litigation Counsel: 2007-current, Washington, DC
- Developing national regulatory and policy analysis.
- Managing regulatory rulemaking and litigation teams.
- Writing and supervising appellate and trial briefs.
- Cooperating between divisions and across agencies.
- Communicating with senior stakeholders.
- Areas of expertise:
- Broker-dealer regulation
- Appeals and oral argument
- The Administrative Procedure Act's application to the SEC
- Crypto/digital assets as a member of the SEC's FinHub
- Relief issues
- Insider trading
- Honors and Awards:
- Chairman's Award for Excellence (2017 and 2021)
- Law and Policy Award (2019)
Mayer Brown LLP
Associate Attorney: 2005-2007, Washington, DC
- Wrote briefs in the Supreme Court & Appellate practice group.
Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Law Clerk: 2004-2005, Chicago, IL
Gibson Dunn LLP
Associate Attorney: 2002-2004, Los Angeles, CA
- Appellate and trial practice included the False Claims Act, Lanham Act, and class actions.
DavidLisitza@gmail.com
Education
University of Chicago, The Law School
J.D., 2002
- Honors
University of Chicago, The College
B.A., 1997
- General Honors, Departmental Honors
Employment
Securities and Exchange Commission, Appellate Group, Office of General Counsel
Senior Litigation Counsel: 2007-current, Washington, DC
- Developing national regulatory and policy analysis.
- Managing regulatory rulemaking and litigation teams.
- Writing and supervising appellate and trial briefs.
- Cooperating between divisions and across agencies.
- Communicating with senior stakeholders.
- Areas of expertise:
- Broker-dealer regulation
- Appeals and oral argument
- The Administrative Procedure Act's application to the SEC
- Crypto/digital assets as a member of the SEC's FinHub
- Relief issues
- Insider trading
- Honors and Awards:
- Chairman's Award for Excellence (2017 and 2021)
- Law and Policy Award (2019)
Mayer Brown LLP
Associate Attorney: 2005-2007, Washington, DC
- Wrote briefs in the Supreme Court & Appellate practice group.
Judge Frank H. Easterbrook, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Law Clerk: 2004-2005, Chicago, IL
Gibson Dunn LLP
Associate Attorney: 2002-2004, Los Angeles, CA
- Appellate and trial practice included the False Claims Act, Lanham Act, and class actions.