31 Mar 2026
McGuireWoods Adds Partners Gary Leung and Jodi Lopez to Securities Enforcement Team in Los Angeles
"McGuireWoods hires partners Gary Leung and Jodi Lopez in Los Angeles for its Securities Enforcement & Regulatory Counseling Practice; Leung joins from the SEC; Lopez will co-lead accountant and auditor liability work."
Gary Leung joins McGuireWoods as a partner after serving as director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Los Angeles Regional Office and as an associate director in the Division of Enforcement. Before entering public service with the SEC in 2012, he was a litigation partner in McGuireWoods’ Chicago office. He will focus on securities enforcement defense and regulatory counseling, representing individuals, public companies, investment advisers, auditors and broker-dealers in internal investigations, regulatory compliance and enforcement matters.
Jodi Lopez joins McGuireWoods as a partner and will work in the firm’s securities enforcement practice, co-leading the Accountant & Auditor Liability Practice Area. She represents accounting firms and their professionals, public companies and their directors and officers, and private equity firms in regulatory and litigation matters involving financial reporting, accounting, disclosure and tax issues.