Ladan Stewart is the Global Head of Fintech and a Partner in the Firm's Global White Collar / Investigations Practice, where she focuses on SEC and other regulatory enforcement matters, white collar investigations, civil litigation, and trials.

Ladan regularly advises financial institutions, asset managers, fintechs, crypto projects, and others on a range of regulatory and compliance issues. She represents companies and individuals in connection with enforcement matters before various regulatory bodies, including the SEC, CFTC, DOJ, and FINRA, as well as in internal investigations and securities and other civil litigation.

Before joining White & Case, Ladan served for over 8 years in the Division of Enforcement of the SEC, most recently as Assistant Director and Regional Trial Counsel heading the SEC's crypto and cyber litigation team. In this role, Ladan was charged with building a brand new trial unit—the first ever specialized litigation unit at the SEC—and overseeing the agency's crypto litigation program. Ladan was part of the leadership team responsible for developing and implementing the SEC's enforcement strategy with respect to crypto and cyber matters, working closely with staff and senior officials across the agency. Ladan also litigated the SEC's most complex and programmatically important crypto enforcement matters, including SEC v. Ripple, SEC v. Telegram, SEC v. Bankman-Fried, and SEC v. Coinbase. In addition to her work in the crypto and cyber space, Ladan investigated and litigated a broad range of potential violations of the federal securities laws, including investment adviser and broker-dealer misconduct, disclosure violations, offering frauds, and insider trading.

Prior to her tenure at the SEC, Ladan was in private practice for 12 years with two international law firms, where she represented individuals and corporations in regulatory enforcement and white collar matters, as well as securities and commercial litigation.

Ladan is a seasoned litigator, having handled high-stakes matters on behalf of both the SEC and private clients through all stages of litigation and trial. She offers clients a robust understanding of the federal securities laws as well as a unique perspective on SEC enforcement gained through her work as both an investigative attorney and litigator at the SEC and her leadership role at the agency. And Ladan has unparalleled expertise in crypto enforcement and litigation, enabling her to advise clients navigating the ever-shifting regulatory landscape surrounding the crypto industry.

Ladan is committed to pro bono work and community service, and sits on the Board of Directors of Sanctuary for Families.

Ladan earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto and her J.D. from Columbia Law School.