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Tiffany A. Rowe

Counsel
Washington, DC | 202.854.2826
Fax | 202.217.2771

Tiffany Rowe represents clients in government and internal investigations, complex business litigation, and regulatory enforcement actions. She draws on more than a decade of experience advising companies across industries, with a focus on helping them respond strategically to legal scrutiny and high-stakes disputes. 

Tiffany's practice focuses on securities litigation and regulatory enforcements, including advising companies on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) investigations. Companies value her ability to help them mitigate business and legal risks. Tiffany also represents C-suite executives and directors regarding internal compliance policies and procedures, employee monitoring, corporate governance and management oversight, and accounting and financial regulatory requirements. 

Tiffany has experience defending companies and individuals in civil and criminal litigation, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations, and other regulatory enforcement actions. As an attorney for one of the world's top 100 law firms, Tiffany focused her practice on representing large accounting firms, accountants, and issuers in complex securities litigation, prominent government investigations involving federal securities law, and PCAOB inspections and enforcement actions.

Tiffany is a certified compliance specialist through the International Financial Management Association, a credential that underscores her deep understanding of global compliance frameworks and enhances her ability to help companies anticipate and mitigate regulatory risk.

Tiffany earned her law degree from Catholic University of America and her undergraduate degree from George Washington University. Outside of work, she is an avid cyclist and runner. 

Representative Experience

  • Represented over 20 public issuers and registrants in SEC enforcement actions regarding internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), cybersecurity disclosures, Regulation FD, and application of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS).
  • Conducted complex internal investigation for global technology company into high profile zero-day vulnerability cyberattack, including scrutinizing the company's cybersecurity risk assessment and financial statement disclosure procedures, in response to SEC investigation. 
  • Represented financial technology platform in federal civil litigation for breach of contract and tortious interference based on service provider's fraudulent invoicing and shutdown of client's customer user interference.
  • Litigated contract and fraud claims against sellers of accounting and bookkeeping firm for intentionally inducing client into seven-figure purchase transaction by misrepresenting the firm’s business prospects and financial records.
  • Defended senior audit executive of Big Four accounting firm in federal criminal action alleging role in multi-count federal indictment resulting in plea agreement and significantly reduced sentence.
  • Represented luxury real estate developer in class arbitration alleging breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty arising from private placement memorandums and use of investor capital.
  • Achieved favorable court decision for group of unsecured commercial creditors in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and adversarial proceedings regarding restructuring of the largest U.S. coal company.
  • Resolved SEC and DOJ actions against former branch chief of securities regulator alleging false statements to the government.
  • Defended aerospace company in SEC enforcement investigation regarding whistleblower allegations of material misstatements and omissions in periodic financial statement filings.
  • Settled Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) investigation of Big Four accounting firm regarding misstatement of audit client's revenue recognition in annual financial statements.
  • Achieved settlement in lieu of jury verdict in state action against Big Four accounting firm stemming from audit work for funds that invested with Bernard L. Madoff. 
  • Represented Big Four accounting firm tax partner in SEC investigation regarding multiple financial restatements at prominent oil and gas conglomerate and avoided Wells notice.
  • Obtained Second Circuit affirmance dismissing federal securities claims against Big Four accounting firm arising from audit of broker-dealer.

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Memberships

  • Safe Place, General Counsel to the Board of Directors, 2024
  • American Bar Association Professional Liability Litigation Committee , Co-Chair, 2020-2023
  • Women's White Collar Defense Association, 2025-present