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Robert L.D. Colby
Counsel

Mr. Colby is counsel in our Washington DC office. He advises on financial crisis issues and complex regulatory and compliance questions involving securities and derivatives for broker-dealers, markets, central counterparties and rating agencies.

Before joining Davis Polk in 2009, Mr. Colby served as Deputy Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets, where he was responsible for the regulation and oversight of securities firms, clearing organizations and the U.S. securities markets. Previously, he was Chief Counsel of the Division and Chief of the Division’s Office of Market Structure.

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Bar Admissions
  • District of Columbia
Education
  • B.A., Bowdoin College, 1977
    • summa cum laude
  • J.D., Harvard Law School, 1981
    • cum laude

Of Note
  • Served as an Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
  • Authored numerous articles on broker-dealer regulation, market structure issues and securities compliance questions
  • Speaks frequently on a wide range of broker-dealer, market and operations topics at domestic and international conferences on securities, futures and banking issues
Professional History
  • Counsel, Davis Polk, 2009-present
  • Deputy Director, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1993-2009
Publications