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Mr. Isenberg is a shareholder in the Firm’s Financial Services Group. He focuses his practice on the representation of public companies and their directors and officers, accountants, broker-dealers and investment advisors in SEC and other government enforcement matters. He has represented clients before the SEC, bank regulatory agencies, the NASD, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and various state regulatory authorities. Mr. Isenberg has also represented clients before the Department of Justice in relation to white collar criminal prosecutions. Prior to entering private practice in 2000, Mr. Isenberg spent 25 years working with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In his position as Principal Assistant Director of Enforcement, he supervised many of the SEC’s most significant matters involving financial and accounting fraud, market manipulation, public offerings, and insider trading. During his tenure with the SEC, he also prosecuted cases against broker-dealers for sales, trading and supervision deficiencies. Mr. Isenberg is listed as one of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Securities Law and in Corporate Governance and Compliance Law. Legal Experience LeClairRyan, Washington, D.C., February 2008-Present Alston + Bird, Washington, D.C., June 2006-February 2008 LeClairRyan, Washington, D.C., 2001-2006 McGuireWoods LLP, Washington, D.C., 2000-2001 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement, Washington, D.C., Principal Assistant Director, 1993-2000; Assistant Director 1985-1993; Branch Chief 1983-1985; Staff Attorney and Senior Counsel 1975-1985 Education University of Pennsylvania School of Law, J.D., 1975, Law Review Editor University of Texas, B.A., 1968, with honors Extended Information Representative Matters Represented a Fortune Global 500 company in a major SEC investigation involving allegations of accounting fraud and negotiated a favorable settlemen Served as independent consultant for a Big Four accounting firm, working with the firm’s management to develop policies and procedures relating to auditor independence Represented a major broker-dealer in joint SEC/NASD investigation regarding mutual fund practices Represented $5 billion hedge fund in SEC investigations and inquiries Represented Special Committee of Board of Fortune Global 500 company in shareholder derivative matter Published Works Lawyers as Gatekeepers: An SEC Enforcement Perspective, The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation 39, May 17, 2006 The Seaboard Section 21(a) Report: Promises and Perils, The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation 35, August 2002 Honors and Awards Listed in Best Lawyers in America in 2008 in Corporate Governance and Compliance Law and Securities Law Admissions Washington, D.C. Place of Birth Houston, Texas | 