Laura Brookover focuses on the areas of commercial litigation, class action defense, and state and federal enforcement actions with particular emphasis on consumer protection law and the financial services sector.
Ms. Brookover rejoins the firm after serving as Senior Trial Attorney in the Division of Enforcement at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). While at the CFTC, Ms. Brookover litigated enforcement actions in federal courts across the country. She served as lead trial counsel in a case charging false statements violations, which marked the first time the agency brought charges under its false statements authority to trial. Ms. Brookover was part of the Division of Enforcement’s Spoofing Task Force, and she investigated and brought spoofing charges against individuals and trading firms. During her time at the CFTC, Ms. Brookover also worked with counterparts at Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission on parallel investigations and inquiries.