Christopher F. Regan
Partner
Biography
For more than 25 years, Chris Regan has successfully represented corporations and their C-suite executives in complex criminal and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement matters. He also has significant experience handling the often parallel follow-on and related class action and other civil or administrative litigation at both the state and federal levels.
In The News
Legal 500 2022 recognizes 18 Buckley attorneys in five practice areas
“They treat their clients better than any other law firm I’ve experienced,” is what one respondent said about Buckley LLP to Legal 500, which ranked the firm as a top law firm in five categories and recognized 18 of its attorneys for its 2022 edition.
The publication recognized...
AnnouncementsLegal 500 2021 recognizes 17 Buckley attorneys in six practice areas
“While some firms will provide lengthy and expensive legal analysis, Buckley’s team relies on their depth and breadth of expertise to provide useful guidance from various team members quickly and efficiently,” a respondent told Legal 500, which ranked Buckley LLP as a top law firm and...
AnnouncementsLegal 500 2020 recognizes 21 Buckley attorneys in six practice areas
“Buckley attorneys are incredibly responsive while providing top quality legal services,” is how respondents described the firm in the 2020 edition of Legal 500, which ranked Buckley as a top law firm and recognized it in six categories:
- Corporate Investigations and White ...
Buckley recognized by Chambers USA as a “first-rate firm” in financial services; “crème de la crème” for White Collar practice
Buckley has once again received top recognition in financial services regulation and white collar crime/government investigations from Chambers USA, which ranks the country’s leading firms and lawyers in a range of practice areas based on research and client interviews.
In total...
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Publications
"SEC invokes '120-day' rule to enhance award to internally reporting whistleblower despite digital realty" by Christopher F. Regan (ABA White Collar Crime Committee Newsletter)
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved a $4.5 million whistleblower award, the first issued under its rule governing internal whistleblowing and its first since the Supreme Court’s decision last year in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers . Digital Realty held that employees who...
Articles"It's all in the footnotes: A field guide to SEC whistleblower awards" by Christopher F. Regan (American Bar Association Business Law Today)
More than seven years since the Dodd-Frank Act’s whistleblower incentive provisions became effective, and more than five years since the first SEC whistleblower program award, only a few courts have put the program under a microscope. In the absence of meaningful case law and in light of the SEC’s...
Articles"Corporate America, expect a spike in SEC reporting" by Christopher F. Regan and Timothy J. Coley (Law360)
Eight years ago, the big debate between corporate America and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was whether whistleblowers should be required to report internally before being eligible for awards and protections under Dodd-Frank’s anti-retaliation provisions. Ultimately, the SEC decided...
Articles"Supreme Court limits definition of ‘whistleblower’ in potentially hollow victory for public companies" by Christopher F. Regan (Westlaw)
On February 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers, a long-anticipated case that clarifies who is protected as a “whistleblower” under the Dodd-Frank Act’s anti-retaliation provisions In a unanimous decision penned by Justice Ginsburg, the Court held...
Articles"Why securities lawyers are the new employment lawyers" by Christopher F. Regan (Law360)
In early 2018, corporate America will be waiting with bated breath as the U.S. Supreme Court decides a game-changing whistleblower retaliation case. For employees thinking about blowing the whistle on financial malfeasance, this decision will resolve a circuit split and clarify when protections...
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Awards and Recognitions
Awards & Recognitions
- Legal 500 2022: Recognized in the Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense practice area
- Best Lawyers 2022: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Criminal Defense - White-Collar, Litigation - Securities
- Legal 500 2021: Recognized in the Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense practice area
- Best Lawyers 2021: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Criminal Defense - White-Collar, Litigation - Securities
- Super Lawyers 2021: Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Legal 500 2020: Recognized in the Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense practice area
- Best Lawyers 2020: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Criminal Defense - White-Collar
- Super Lawyers 2020: Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Chambers USA 2019: Recognized Practitioner, D.C. Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Best Lawyers 2019: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Criminal Defense - White-Collar
- Super Lawyers 2019: Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Chambers USA 2018: Recognized Practitioner, D.C. Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Best Lawyers 2018: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Criminal Defense - White-Collar
- Super Lawyers 2018: Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Legal 500 2017: Recognized in the Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense practice area
- Chambers USA 2017: Recognized Practitioner, D.C. Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Best Lawyers 2017: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Criminal Defense - White-Collar
- Super Lawyers 2017: Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Legal 500 2016: Recognized in the Litigation - White-Collar Criminal Defense practice area
- Chambers USA 2016: Recognized Practitioner, D.C. Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Super Lawyers 2016: Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Chambers USA 2015: Noted Practitioners, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations - Washington, D.C.
- Legal 500 2015: Recognized in the Litigation - White Collar Criminal Defense practice area
- Super Lawyers 2015: Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Public Justice 2015: Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist
- Legal 500 2014: Recognized in the Litigation - White Collar Criminal Defense practice area
- Super Lawyers 2014: Criminal Defense (White Collar)
- Best Lawyers 2014: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Criminal Defense - White Collar
- Legal 500 2013: White Collar Criminal Defense
- Super Lawyers 2013: Criminal Defense (White Collar)
- Best Lawyers 2013: Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Criminal Defense - White Collar
- Best Lawyers 2012: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Compliance Law
- Best Lawyers 2011: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Compliance Law
Practice Areas
- Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering & Sanctions
- Class Actions
- Complex Civil Litigation
- Congressional Investigations
- Enforcement Actions & Investigations
- Environmental Enforcement & Litigation
- False Claims Act & FIRREA
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act & Anti-Corruption
- Internal Investigations
- Securities Enforcement
- Whistleblower
- White Collar
Education
- J.D., University of Michigan, 1990
- B.S., The College at Brockport, State University of New York, 1987 (magna cum laude)
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
Memberships & Involvements
- Member, New York Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association, White Collar and Environmental Sections