SEC Chair Jay Clayton addressed the agency’s federal and state partners on important issues affecting the SEC at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference. In his keynote remarks, Clayton discussed several recent court decisions and their specific impact on the SEC’s work and practices. In addition, Clayton reviewed the SEC’s use of data analytics in support of its mission and outlined a number of tools used by the SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations and the Division of Enforcement to collect and analyze data. This article highlights the most pertinent points from his speech. For coverage of other speeches by Clayton, see “SEC Chair Outlines Approach to Dodd-Frank Rulemaking and Expectations for Fund ‘Gatekeepers’” (Feb. 15, 2018); and “SEC Chair’s Budget Testimony Emphasizes Strong Agency Focus on Oversight and Enforcement in Trump Era” (Jul. 13, 2017).