Barry Rashkover

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BARRY RASHKOVER is a nationally recognized, veteran securities enforcement defense lawyer. Described as an “A-team player,” “absolutely fantastic,” “very knowledgeable,” and a “formidable” advocate in Chambers USA, and named a “National Practice Area Star” (2021- 2023) in Benchmark Litigation, Barry defends companies and individuals before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, FINRA, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and state attorneys general. He focuses on high-profile, high-stakes matters involving complex and emerging issues affecting banks, investment advisers, and public companies, including fiduciary duty, insider trading, cybersecurity, crypto and complex financial products. While he co-heads Sidley’s global Securities Enforcement and Regulatory practice, the group was named US News — Best Lawyers “Law Firm of the Year” for Litigation — Regulatory Enforcement (2023 and 2021); and US News — Best Lawyers “Law Firm of the Year” for Securities Regulation (2020 and 2017). Before Sidley, Barry held several high-level positions at the SEC, including co-head of Enforcement and associate director for the SEC’s Northeast Regional Office, and an SEC senior trial counsel.