Cravath’s London Office Moves to 100 Cheapside
Elad Roisman is a member of the Corporate Governance and Board Advisory Practice and the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Practice. Prior to joining Cravath, Mr. Roisman was a Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Mr. Roisman represents clients on a broad range of complex regulatory and strategic matters. His practice includes advising public and private companies and other SEC registrants on disclosure, compliance, ESG and general corporate law matters. He counsels clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital market transactions and strategic initiatives, as well as on SEC and congressional investigations, exams and inquiries. In addition, Mr. Roisman applies his deep knowledge of market structure regulation to advise fintech companies, exchanges, trading intermediaries and other financial institutions.
As a Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the SEC, Mr. Roisman played an instrumental role in shaping the agency’s rulemaking, enforcement and international work. He led the agency’s efforts to improve the proxy voting process, including amending the rules applicable to shareholder proposals and proxy solicitations. He also helped drive the SEC’s efforts to modernize the regulation of the U.S. equity markets and Treasury markets. Mr. Roisman represented the SEC before the U.S. Congress and other national and international regulatory entities, including the Financial Stability Oversight Council, the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Financial Stability Board. During his tenure, Mr. Roisman voted on more than one hundred agency rulemakings, opinions, interpretations and guidance documents, and on over 1,000 enforcement actions, including some of the largest cases in the SEC’s history.
Mr. Roisman was appointed to the SEC after serving as Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where he helped shepherd major legislation, conducted congressional oversight and investigations, and helped set committee agenda. Previously, he served as Counsel to then SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, Chief Counsel at NYSE Euronext and as a corporate lawyer in private practice in New York.
Mr. Roisman is a frequent speaker, published author and thought leader in the areas of market structure, public company disclosure, corporate governance, ESG, fintech, early-stage companies, digital assets and securities regulation.
Mr. Roisman grew up in Israel and New England. He received a B.A. cum laude from Cornell University in 2003 and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 2006.
Mr. Roisman represents clients on a broad range of complex regulatory and strategic matters. His practice includes advising public and private companies and other SEC registrants on disclosure, compliance, ESG and general corporate law matters. He counsels clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital market transactions and strategic initiatives, as well as on SEC and congressional investigations, exams and inquiries. In addition, Mr. Roisman applies his deep knowledge of market structure regulation to advise fintech companies, exchanges, trading intermediaries and other financial institutions.
As a Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the SEC, Mr. Roisman played an instrumental role in shaping the agency’s rulemaking, enforcement and international work. He led the agency’s efforts to improve the proxy voting process, including amending the rules applicable to shareholder proposals and proxy solicitations. He also helped drive the SEC’s efforts to modernize the regulation of the U.S. equity markets and Treasury markets. Mr. Roisman represented the SEC before the U.S. Congress and other national and international regulatory entities, including the Financial Stability Oversight Council, the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Financial Stability Board. During his tenure, Mr. Roisman voted on more than one hundred agency rulemakings, opinions, interpretations and guidance documents, and on over 1,000 enforcement actions, including some of the largest cases in the SEC’s history.
Mr. Roisman was appointed to the SEC after serving as Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where he helped shepherd major legislation, conducted congressional oversight and investigations, and helped set committee agenda. Previously, he served as Counsel to then SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, Chief Counsel at NYSE Euronext and as a corporate lawyer in private practice in New York.
Mr. Roisman is a frequent speaker, published author and thought leader in the areas of market structure, public company disclosure, corporate governance, ESG, fintech, early-stage companies, digital assets and securities regulation.
Mr. Roisman grew up in Israel and New England. He received a B.A. cum laude from Cornell University in 2003 and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 2006.
Education
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J.D., 2006, Boston University School of Law
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B.A., 2003, Cornell Universitycum laude
Admitted In
- New York
- District of Columbia
Rankings
Lawdragon
- 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2025)
The Legal 500 US
- Financial Services Regulation (2023)
Washingtonian
- Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People (2025, 2024)
Activities
May 20, 2025
Elad Roisman Speaks at PLI’s The SEC Speaks in 2025 Program
Cravath partner Elad Roisman participated in “The SEC Speaks in 2025,” a program presented by the Practising Law Institute in cooperation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) from May 19‑20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Elad was a commentator alongside other former SEC Commissioners on the panels for Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Trading and Markets and Division of Enforcement. The program convened corporate attorneys, private sector executives and SEC officials, including the Chairman, Commissioners and senior staff, to provide and discuss essential updates on the current initiatives and priorities at the SEC.
Activities
May 07, 2025
Elad Roisman Named to Washingtonian’s List of “Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2025”
On May 7, 2025, Cravath partner Elad Roisman was named to Washingtonian’s list of “Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2025.” Elad’s accompanying profile, in the Banking & Finance category, highlighted his experience as a former Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and recognized how his “knowledge of SEC requirements” benefits his practice at Cravath. In the profile, Elad also shared the best career advice he ever received: “Go into every meeting expecting to learn something new and be impressed.”
Activities
May 02, 2025
Elad Roisman Speaks at the 2025 Carnegie-Rochester-NYU Conference on Public Policy
On May 1, 2025, Cravath partner Elad Roisman participated in the 2025 Carnegie‑Rochester‑NYU Conference on Public Policy, hosted by the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School and the New York University Stern School of Business from May 1‑3 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The event, entitled “The Consequences of AI Use on Society and Policy,” brought together global experts and top academics to explore how AI is reshaping public policy and the economy. Elad spoke on a keynote panel entitled “A Policy Agenda for AI,” which explored how AI is reshaping international labor and financial markets, the implications of these changes for global policy and considerations for policymakers.
Publications
March 12, 2025
Preparing for EDGAR Next – Upcoming New Enrollment Requirements If You Need to Remain an EDGAR Filer After September 12, 2025
On March 11, 2025, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “Preparing for EDGAR Next.” The memo examines the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recently adopted final rules and form amendments concerning access to and management of accounts on its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”), as well as amendments to Form ID, introducing substantial technical and procedural changes collectively referred to as “EDGAR Next.” The memo outlines key changes and important next steps for filers, given these updates.
Publications
March 07, 2025
Three Key SEC Developments Affecting ESG: Acting Chairman Uyeda’s Climate Rule Statement, SLB 14M and Schedule 13D/G CDIs
On March 6, 2025, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “Three Key SEC Developments Affecting ESG: Acting Chairman Uyeda’s Climate Rule Statement, SLB 14M and Schedule 13D/G CDIs.” The memo examines these recent actions under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new leadership and their potential impact in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) space.
Elad Roisman is a member of the Corporate Governance and Board Advisory Practice and the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Practice. Prior to joining Cravath, Mr. Roisman was a Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Mr. Roisman represents clients on a broad range of complex regulatory and strategic matters. His practice includes advising public and private companies and other SEC registrants on disclosure, compliance, ESG and general corporate law matters. He counsels clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital market transactions and strategic initiatives, as well as on SEC and congressional investigations, exams and inquiries. In addition, Mr. Roisman applies his deep knowledge of market structure regulation to advise fintech companies, exchanges, trading intermediaries and other financial institutions.
As a Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the SEC, Mr. Roisman played an instrumental role in shaping the agency’s rulemaking, enforcement and international work. He led the agency’s efforts to improve the proxy voting process, including amending the rules applicable to shareholder proposals and proxy solicitations. He also helped drive the SEC’s efforts to modernize the regulation of the U.S. equity markets and Treasury markets. Mr. Roisman represented the SEC before the U.S. Congress and other national and international regulatory entities, including the Financial Stability Oversight Council, the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Financial Stability Board. During his tenure, Mr. Roisman voted on more than one hundred agency rulemakings, opinions, interpretations and guidance documents, and on over 1,000 enforcement actions, including some of the largest cases in the SEC’s history.
Mr. Roisman was appointed to the SEC after serving as Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where he helped shepherd major legislation, conducted congressional oversight and investigations, and helped set committee agenda. Previously, he served as Counsel to then SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, Chief Counsel at NYSE Euronext and as a corporate lawyer in private practice in New York.
Mr. Roisman is a frequent speaker, published author and thought leader in the areas of market structure, public company disclosure, corporate governance, ESG, fintech, early-stage companies, digital assets and securities regulation.
Mr. Roisman grew up in Israel and New England. He received a B.A. cum laude from Cornell University in 2003 and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 2006.
Mr. Roisman represents clients on a broad range of complex regulatory and strategic matters. His practice includes advising public and private companies and other SEC registrants on disclosure, compliance, ESG and general corporate law matters. He counsels clients on mergers and acquisitions, capital market transactions and strategic initiatives, as well as on SEC and congressional investigations, exams and inquiries. In addition, Mr. Roisman applies his deep knowledge of market structure regulation to advise fintech companies, exchanges, trading intermediaries and other financial institutions.
As a Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the SEC, Mr. Roisman played an instrumental role in shaping the agency’s rulemaking, enforcement and international work. He led the agency’s efforts to improve the proxy voting process, including amending the rules applicable to shareholder proposals and proxy solicitations. He also helped drive the SEC’s efforts to modernize the regulation of the U.S. equity markets and Treasury markets. Mr. Roisman represented the SEC before the U.S. Congress and other national and international regulatory entities, including the Financial Stability Oversight Council, the International Organization of Securities Commissions and the Financial Stability Board. During his tenure, Mr. Roisman voted on more than one hundred agency rulemakings, opinions, interpretations and guidance documents, and on over 1,000 enforcement actions, including some of the largest cases in the SEC’s history.
Mr. Roisman was appointed to the SEC after serving as Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where he helped shepherd major legislation, conducted congressional oversight and investigations, and helped set committee agenda. Previously, he served as Counsel to then SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, Chief Counsel at NYSE Euronext and as a corporate lawyer in private practice in New York.
Mr. Roisman is a frequent speaker, published author and thought leader in the areas of market structure, public company disclosure, corporate governance, ESG, fintech, early-stage companies, digital assets and securities regulation.
Mr. Roisman grew up in Israel and New England. He received a B.A. cum laude from Cornell University in 2003 and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 2006.
Education
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J.D., 2006, Boston University School of Law
-
B.A., 2003, Cornell Universitycum laude
Admitted In
- New York
- District of Columbia
Rankings
Lawdragon
- 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2025)
The Legal 500 US
- Financial Services Regulation (2023)
Washingtonian
- Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People (2025, 2024)
Activities
May 20, 2025
Elad Roisman Speaks at PLI’s The SEC Speaks in 2025 Program
Cravath partner Elad Roisman participated in “The SEC Speaks in 2025,” a program presented by the Practising Law Institute in cooperation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) from May 19‑20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Elad was a commentator alongside other former SEC Commissioners on the panels for Division of Corporation Finance, Division of Trading and Markets and Division of Enforcement. The program convened corporate attorneys, private sector executives and SEC officials, including the Chairman, Commissioners and senior staff, to provide and discuss essential updates on the current initiatives and priorities at the SEC.
Activities
May 07, 2025
Elad Roisman Named to Washingtonian’s List of “Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2025”
On May 7, 2025, Cravath partner Elad Roisman was named to Washingtonian’s list of “Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2025.” Elad’s accompanying profile, in the Banking & Finance category, highlighted his experience as a former Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and recognized how his “knowledge of SEC requirements” benefits his practice at Cravath. In the profile, Elad also shared the best career advice he ever received: “Go into every meeting expecting to learn something new and be impressed.”
Activities
May 02, 2025
Elad Roisman Speaks at the 2025 Carnegie-Rochester-NYU Conference on Public Policy
On May 1, 2025, Cravath partner Elad Roisman participated in the 2025 Carnegie‑Rochester‑NYU Conference on Public Policy, hosted by the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School and the New York University Stern School of Business from May 1‑3 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The event, entitled “The Consequences of AI Use on Society and Policy,” brought together global experts and top academics to explore how AI is reshaping public policy and the economy. Elad spoke on a keynote panel entitled “A Policy Agenda for AI,” which explored how AI is reshaping international labor and financial markets, the implications of these changes for global policy and considerations for policymakers.
Publications
March 12, 2025
Preparing for EDGAR Next – Upcoming New Enrollment Requirements If You Need to Remain an EDGAR Filer After September 12, 2025
On March 11, 2025, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “Preparing for EDGAR Next.” The memo examines the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recently adopted final rules and form amendments concerning access to and management of accounts on its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”), as well as amendments to Form ID, introducing substantial technical and procedural changes collectively referred to as “EDGAR Next.” The memo outlines key changes and important next steps for filers, given these updates.
Publications
March 07, 2025
Three Key SEC Developments Affecting ESG: Acting Chairman Uyeda’s Climate Rule Statement, SLB 14M and Schedule 13D/G CDIs
On March 6, 2025, Cravath prepared a memo for its clients entitled “Three Key SEC Developments Affecting ESG: Acting Chairman Uyeda’s Climate Rule Statement, SLB 14M and Schedule 13D/G CDIs.” The memo examines these recent actions under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new leadership and their potential impact in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) space.
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