Linda Chatman Thomsen (born April 1, 1954) is an American attorney who was director of the Division of Enforcement for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2005 until early 2009. Since arriving at the SEC in 1995, she worked under four SEC Chairmen: Arthur Levitt, Harvey Pitt, William H. Donaldson, and Christopher Cox. William Donaldson named her director of the Division of Enforcement on May 12, 2005.[1] She is the first woman to serve as director of the Division of Enforcement. Thomsen is known for her role in the suits by the SEC against Enron[2] and Martha Stewart[citation needed], and for not having investigated Bernard Madoff.[3] She succeeded Stephen M. Cutler. As of 2016, she has been a senior counsel at Davis Polk & Wardwell.[4]
^"Linda Chatman Thomsen Named Director of the Division of Enforcement". Securities and Exchange Commission. May 12, 2005. Retrieved December 18, 2007.
^"Spotlight on: Enron". www.sec.gov. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
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