Amy Jane Longo is a partner in Ropes & Gray’s litigation and enforcement practice group, specializing in securities enforcement and securities litigation. Amy has more than 25 years of experience representing and prosecuting companies and individuals, with a focus on the financial services industry.
Amy was previously Regional Trial Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Los Angeles Regional Office in the Division of Enforcement. She oversaw all litigation brought by the SEC’s Los Angeles Regional Office—from pre-filing through trial or resolution—in federal district court and SEC administrative proceedings. While at the SEC, Amy supervised cases involving offering frauds, financial reporting and disclosures, accounting, cryptocurrency, insider trading, market manipulation, securities registration, broker dealers, investment advisers, investment companies, and FCPA. In addition to running the trial unit, she also served as lead trial counsel on securities enforcement matters.
Prior to joining the SEC in 2013, Amy was a litigation partner in the Los Angeles office of a major international law firm, where she practiced for fifteen years with a focus on securities and derivative suits and financial services litigation.