J. Troy Beatty

Mr. J. Troy Beatty joined the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2004 as an attorney in the Office of International Affairs and currently serves as Branch Chief for Comparative Law and Regulation as well as Lead FCPA Counsel in the Office. At the SEC, Mr. Beatty provides advice and analysis to the Division of Enforcement in numerous international SEC enforcement investigations, including those involving financial fraud due to payments of foreign bribes. Specifically, Mr. Beatty has been the lead international advisor on over 80 SEC matters involving violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, such as the landmark cases involving Siemens and Daimler. He also is a member of the U.S. Delegation to the OECD's Working Group on Bribery, having played an instrumental role in the negotiation of the recent "OECD Good Practice Guidance on Internal Controls, Ethics and Compliance." Prior to joining the SEC, Mr. Beatty worked as an attorney in the Washington, DC office of Baker & McKenzie, advising clients on various corporate and securities matters including internal controls, corporate governance, venture financing, issuer disclosure and reporting obligations, as well as the application of SEC regulations adopted pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley. He began his legal career in Baker & McKenzie's Moscow, Russia office. Mr. Beatty received his B.A. and M.A. in International Area Studies from Brigham Young University and received his J.D. from BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School.