Before the Board is a Davis Polk podcast featuring conversations on developments in corporate governance. In this episode, we’ll hear from Linda Chatman Thomsen on some of the recent trends in SEC enforcement actions against public company directors. Ms. Thomsen is the former Director of Enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission (2005-2009) and is currently a partner in Davis Polk’s Litigation Department in Washington DC. The podcast host is Joseph Hall, head of Davis Polk’s corporate governance practice and a former Chief of Staff for Chairman Donaldson at the SEC.