Jan Folena is the co-chair of the firm’s securities litigation and enforcement practice group. She is a nationally recognized trial and appellate lawyer with more than 20 years of federal government enforcement, investigation and litigation experience. She advises and represents clients on a wide range of matters involving federal securities laws and associated rules and regulations, including routine examinations, internal investigations and, when necessary, enforcement-related litigation. Jan’s clients include asset managers, broker-dealers, registered and private funds, public companies, officers, directors, principals and auditors.
Prior to joining Stradley Ronon, Jan served as supervisory assistant chief litigation counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, leading some of the industry’s most complex and high-profile cases in the Enforcement Division. She has appeared in federal courts across the nation as head trial attorney, handling issues at the forefront of the securities and financial services industry. While at the SEC, she also served as assistant chief litigation counsel for the Asset Management Unit. She also served as chief trial counsel at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and trial counsel at the Department of Justice.
Jan’s expansive government career gives her substantial insights and first-hand experience into industry best practices and solutions for her clients. As a result, she is frequently sought after for her sophisticated knowledge and understanding of federal securities laws and enforcement actions at the SEC.
Jan is an adjunct law professor at Antonin Scalia Law School - George Mason University, where she teaches Securities Law and Regulation. She is also an adjunct law professor at Georgetown Law School, where she teaches Rethinking Securities Regulation and the Role of the SEC. She received her J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law. While in law school, Jan was the managing editor of the Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce. She received her B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Delaware.