Chicago, Illinois 60601-1692
United States
Hunter Wiggins is the former Principal Deputy Enforcement Director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a former Deputy Assistant Director at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. He has extensive experience conducting internal investigations and defending both companies and individuals in complex government investigations and private litigation involving consumer finance and securities laws.
Before joining Jones Day in 2016, Hunter served for more than four years in senior positions within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Office of Enforcement. He managed all aspects of the CFPB's enforcement program, including the creation of its overall enforcement strategy, and supervised the resolution of market impacting enforcement investigations across a wide range of consumer financial products including mortgage servicing, student loans, electronic payments, and debt collection.
Hunter was also a senior enforcement attorney at the SEC, where he directed a wide range of investigations with an emphasis on complex financial fraud. He was a charter member of the Commission's Financial Fraud Task Force and a recipient of the Chairman's Award for Excellence.
Hunter also served as a division counsel at Abbott Laboratories, where he advised all business lines and foreign affiliates regarding antibribery and anticorruption compliance, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and supervised more than 100 criminal and civil litigation matters in more than 20 countries involving IP, criminal, and regulatory issues related to counterfeiting, diversion, and theft of Abbott products. His prior private practice experience includes representing clients such as General Motors, Staples, Verizon (Bell Atlantic), and the Boston Celtics in sophisticated contract, litigation, and regulatory matters.
Job Types | Partner |
Areas of Practice | 1) Financial Institutions Litigation & Regulation, 2) Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement and 3) Investigations & White Collar Defense |
Law School | University of Michigan (J.D.,1994) |
Education | The University of Iowa (B.A.,1990) |
Bar Member / Association | IllinoisState Bar Association |
Most recent firm | JONES DAY |
LinkedIn Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/c-hunter-wiggins-38515611 |
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