Bridget Moore is Co-Chair of the firm's Litigation Department and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Ms. Moore's practice focuses on securities enforcement, internal investigations and white collar defense. She represents companies, officers and directors, and audit committees in a wide range of government and internal investigations, including in connection with accounting restatements, allegations of financial fraud and whistleblower complaints.
Prior to joining Baker Botts in May 2003, Ms. Moore worked as a staff attorney in the Division of Enforcement at the SEC. While at the SEC, she conducted investigations involving the anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws, proxy violations, insider trading and various disclosure and reporting violations. In addition, Ms. Moore participated in trials centering on the fraudulent promotion of stocks, earning her the Enforcement Division Director's Award for Trial Work.
Chambers USA has called her "bright, experienced" and commented that she is able to "build trust and confidence in her advice" and that "she achieves extraordinary results in an efficient manner." (2021). The Legal 500 (2021) has recognized Ms. Moore's leadership in the field of corporate investigations and white collar defense.
Related Experience
- Audit Committee of a multinational corporation – internal investigation into allegations of accounting fraud
- Insurance holding company – defense of SEC investigation concerning certain accounting restatements
- Global provider of engineering and construction solutions – internal review and defense of SEC and DOJ investigations into allegations of accounting fraud
- Financial services company – defense of SEC investigation concerning blockchain-backed cash loans
- Major pipeline company – defense of SEC investigation concerning certain accounting restatements. Convinced the Staff to close the investigation without recommending an enforcement action
- Major consumer products corporation – internal review of FCPA allegations involving settlements with an Asian tax authority
- Major aviation corporation – broad review of FCPA compliance, including use of sales agents in Asia, Europe and South America
- Major multinational corporation – defense of parallel investigations by the SEC, DOJ and the United Nations' Volcker Commission into alleged kickbacks and bribery in the U.N.'s Iraqi Oil-for-Food Program
- Financial products company – defense of allegations of structuring transactions for clients to achieve off-balance-sheet accounting treatment in violation of applicable accounting rules and securities law
- Former CEO of Delphi Corporation – defense of SEC enforcement claims of accounting fraud. Verdict for defendant on all fraud and false reporting charges, verdict for SEC on certain books-and-records charges
- Hedge fund – representation of hedge fund in multiple SEC investigations of the fund's trading in various financial securities
- Self-Regulatory Organization – representation of SRO in connection with various SEC oversight and trading investigations
- Corporate officer – representation of multiple corporate officers in matters such as SEC insider trading and options backdating investigations, class and derivative actions stemming from market timing allegations, and alleged violations of GAAP standards
- Investment adviser – inquiry into disclosure of IPO allocation and mutual fund disclosure
- Several Fortune 100 companies – various nonpublic SEC investigations
- Various publicly traded companies and hedge funds – provide regulatory advice in connection with the implementation of the Dodd Frank Act and related regulatory developments
Awards & Community
Recognized in Securities: Regulation: Enforcement - USA - Nationwide by Chambers USA, 2021
Recognized as a "Leading lawyer: Corporate investigations and white collar criminal defense: advice to corporates" by The Legal 500 U.S., 2021 & 2022
Recognized as a Top White Collar Criminal Defense Lawyer, Washingtonian Magazine, 2020
Recognized as One of the Top 40 SEC Enforcement Lawyers by Securities Docket, 2020
Recognized as a "Next Generation Partner" by The Legal 500 U.S., 2019 & 2020
Recognized in Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations-District of Columbia, by Chambers USA, 2018 & 2019
Recognized as a Washington D.C. Super Lawyer (Thomson Reuters), 2017 & 2018
Recognized as a Washington D.C. Super Lawyer-Rising Star (Thomson Reuters), 2013 & 2014
Global Investigations Review, Top 100 Women in Investigations, 2015
Recommended in The Legal 500 U.S., 2013
SEC Division Director's Award for Trial Work, 2002
News
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Baker Botts Achieves 80% Increase in Lawyer Recognitions in Legal 500 US 2020
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Whistleblowers’ Impact on Corporations and SEC Enforcement
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Thought Leadership
SEC Unleashes a Suite of Proposed Cybersecurity Requirements for Market Participants
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DOJ Implements New Corporate Enforcement Policy Across All U.S. Attorney's Offices Nationwide
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SEC Updates Guidance on Non-GAAP Financial Measures
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SEC Adopts Significant Changes to 10b5-1 Trading Plans
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SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal Reflects on Commission's Priorities in Keynote Address During Securities Enforcement Forum in Washington, D.C.
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SEC Reopens Comment Periods for Several Proposed Rules, Including Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors
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Musk Email Ruling Highlights Risks When Directors and Officers Send Privileged Information Using Email Addresses Controlled by Another Entity
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Strategies for Responding to Congressional Investigations & Subpoenas
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SEC Proposes Historic, Sweeping Disclosures of Climate-Related Risks, Financial Impacts, and Emissions
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SEC Proposes Changes to Insider Trading Rule
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SEC Staff Limits Companies' Ability to Exclude Shareholder Proposals from Company Proxy Statements and Reverses Prior Guidance
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DOJ Announces Tougher White-Collar Enforcement, Focuses on Individuals in Comprehensive New Policy
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SEC's Third Earnings Per Share Action in Less Than a Year Highlights the Commission's Continued Focus on Earnings Management Practices and Litigation Contingencies Disclosures
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SEC Charges Parties to SPAC Combination for Misleading Disclosures and Due Diligence Failures
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Environmental Evolutions: Follow the ESG Road: The Next Step (and the Next) on the SEC ESG Path
PodcastSEC Removes PCAOB Chair and Announces Plans for Board Overhaul
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Government Investigations and Securities Litigation – You Better Watch Out!
Speeches & PresentationsPanel, IEL’s 72nd Annual Oil and Gas Law Conference
Acting SEC Chair Issues Statement on Commission's Approach Toward Climate-Related Disclosure
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IRS Releases Final Regulations for TCJAs Changes to Settlement Deductions
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New Federal Law Significantly Expands the SEC’s Authority to Pursue Disgorgement
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White Collar Update
New Federal Laws Expand Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement Regime
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Considerations for a Biden Administration – SEC Enforcement and Securities Litigation
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VideoFull Fifth Circuit to Decide Whether Constitutional Challenges to SEC Enforcement Actions Can Be Brought in Federal District Court
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Baker Botts and FTI Proactive Steps for Compliance Webinar Series: Creative Approaches to Compliance in the Face of Economic and Travel Related Barriers Caused by COVID
WebinarNew OMB Guidance on Agency Enforcement Actions
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CFTC Enforcement Division Issues Guidance on Compliance
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Supreme Court Cautiously Upholds SEC’s Ability to Obtain Disgorgement in Federal District Court Proceedings
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SBA's New EZ Loan Forgiveness Application Makes PPP Loan Forgiveness Easier for Some Borrowers; More Businesses Become Eligible for the PPP; and Owner-Borrowers get Clarification on a Path to Full Forgiveness
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Paycheck Protection Program Reforms Give Borrowers More Time to Use Funds and Make it Easier to Have Loans Forgiven
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SBA and Treasury Release Regulations Regarding PPP Loan Forgiveness, Review Procedures, and Borrower and Lender Responsibilities
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SBA and Treasury Release PPP Loan Forgiveness Application; Answering Some Questions While Others Remain
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IRS Looks to Third-Party Contractors in Crackdown on Virtual Currency Transactions
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IRS Issues Long-Awaited Guidance on Deducting Government Settlement Payments after 2017 TCJA
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Staying Ahead of the Curve: Securities Law Considerations for Q1 2020 Earnings Season
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Expanding Insider Trading? House of Representatives Passes the "Insider Trading Prohibition Act" With Bi-partisan Approval
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Disgorgement on the Chopping Block Again: Supreme Court to Decide Whether the Federal Securities Laws Authorize the SEC to Seek Court Ordered Disgorgement
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IRS Warns Taxpayers Regarding Virtual Currency Compliance
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U.S. Supreme Court Holds that “Disseminating” But Not “Making” False Statements Can Still Constitute Securities Fraud
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Events
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2021 Oklahoma Public Company School
Let us help you train your in-house professionals! Baker Botts is hosting the 2021 Virtual Oklahoma Public Company School on Tuesday, October 12 at 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CT. This school is for executives, environmental professionals and in-house legal counsel.
Fourth Annual 2021 Board of Directors Forum
Please join us for the fourth annual Baker Botts Board of Directors Forum on Tuesday, January 26th.
Securities Enforcement Forum 2020
Baker Botts is proud to sponsor the virtual Securities Enforcement 2020 on Wednesday, October 28th.
Baker Botts and FTI Proactive Steps for Compliance Webinar Series: Creative Approaches to Compliance in the Face of Economic and Travel Related Barriers Caused by COVID
Women's White Collar Defense Association Luncheon
Baker Botts will be hosting the Women’s White Collar Defense Association for a luncheon featuring Deborah Connor, Chief of the Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section of the Department of Justice, on Wednesday, January 30th.