The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission announced that Cicely LaMothe, Deputy Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, has retired from the agency. LaMothe joined the Division in 2002 and held senior roles including Program Director of the Disclosure Review Program, Associate Director of the Office of Assessment and Continuous Improvement, and Associate Director of Disclosure Operations, before being named Deputy Director for Disclosure Operations in 2022. The SEC highlighted her role in issuing external guidance, including more than 25 new and updated Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, Staff Legal Bulletin 14M on Rule 14a-8, and seven CF Staff Statements on crypto-related matters; supporting Commission policy recommendations on accelerating registration statements with mandatory arbitration provisions and Concept Releases on Foreign Private Issuers and Asset-Backed Securities; expanding accommodations for draft registration statement submissions; and advancing changes to modernize and improve the division’s public company disclosure review approach.
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission 2025-12-29
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission announces retirement of Division of Corporation Finance Deputy Director Cicely LaMothe
Cicely LaMothe, Deputy Director of the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), has retired. LaMothe, who joined the SEC in 2002, played a significant role in issuing external guidance, supporting policy recommendations, and modernizing public company disclosure review. Her contributions included updates on Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations and crypto-related matters.