The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government,created in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The primary purpose of the SEC is to enforce the law against market manipulation.
Charles Christopher Cox is an American attorney and politician who served as chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,a 17-year Republican member of the United States House of Representatives,and member of the White House staff in the Reagan Administration. Prior to his Washington service he was a practicing attorney,teacher,and entrepreneur. Following his retirement from government in 2009,he returned to law practice and currently serves as a director,trustee,and advisor to several for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP,also known as Hale &Dorr and WilmerHale,is an American multinational law firm with offices in the United States,Europe,and Asia. Co-headquartered in Washington,D.C.,and Boston,it was formed in 2004 through the merger of the Boston-based firm Hale and Dorr and the D.C.-based,firm Wilmer Cutler &Pickering. It employs more than 1,000 attorneys worldwide.
A special-purpose acquisition company,also known as a "blank check company",is a shell corporation listed on a stock exchange with the purpose of acquiring a private company,thus making the private company public without going through the initial public offering process,which often carries significant procedural and regulatory burdens. According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),SPACs are created specifically to pool funds to finance a future merger or acquisition opportunity within a set timeframe;these opportunities usually have yet to be identified while raising funds.
Keith Gottfried is a strategic advisor to public companies and their board of directors in the areas of shareholder activism preparedness and defense. Over the course of a career that spans more than 30 years,Gottfried has advised numerous public companies and their boards of directors on shareholder activism preparedness and defense,including in connection with high-profile proxy contests,special meeting demands,consent solicitations,and withhold vote/vote no campaigns,as well as unsolicited takeover offers and negotiated and contested M&A situations. Earlier in his career,Gottfried served as a senior official in the administration of President George W. Bush and was notably nominated by President Bush on July 29,2005,and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 7,2005,to serve as the 19th General Counsel for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Richard C. Breeden is a former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,hedge fund manager,and corporate chairman.
The Tulane Corporate Law Institute is an annual two-day M&A and corporate law conference that takes place in downtown New Orleans every spring. It attracts the most high-profile lawyers and bankers from around the United States,as well as judges,journalists,and others who follow the dealmaking world. The event typically takes place on a Thursday and Friday in late March or early April,at a prominent Canal Street hotel.
Kathleen L. Casey is a former Republican commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. She was appointed by President George W. Bush and sworn in on July 17,2006. Her term expired in August 2011.
Paul S. Atkins is CEO of Patomak Global Partners LLC,which provides consulting services regarding financial services industry matters,including regulatory compliance,risk and crisis management,public affairs,independent reviews,litigation support,and strategy. He also serves as an independent director and non-executive chairman of the board of BATS Global Markets,Inc.,a leading operator of electronic U.S. and European securities markets trading listed cash equity securities and equity options.
Roel Clark Campos is an American business lawyer. He served as Securities and Exchange Commissioner between 2002 and 2007. He is now a partner with the law firm Hughes Hubbard &Reed LLP.
Luis Alberto Aguilar is an American lawyer and former U.S. government official.
Elisse B. Walter was the 30th Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from December 14,2012 –April 10,2013. She was appointed chair by President Barack Obama on November 26,2012,and sworn in on December 14,2012. She was originally appointed as one of five SEC Commissioners by President George W. Bush and sworn in on July 9,2008. Under designation by President Obama,she later served as Acting Chair during January 2009. She served as a Commissioner of the SEC until August 9,2013.
David George Nason is an American lawyer,government official and corporate executive from Washington,DC. He served as the president and CEO of GE Energy Financial Services,a unit of General Electric (GE) from 2013 to 2018. Previously at GE,he was the Chief Regulatory Officer and Compliance Leader at GE Capital. Nason is one of 190 GE officers globally. From 2005–2009 he served as Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions under Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson,during which time he was a key architect of the federal government's response to the financial crisis of 2008.
Walter Joseph "Jay" Clayton III is an American attorney who served as the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from May 4,2017 until December 23,2020. He was nominated for the position by President Donald Trump.
Hester Maria Peirce is an American lawyer who serves as a Commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). She previously served as the director of the Financial Markets Working Group at George Mason University's Mercatus Center. Peirce was confirmed by the United States Senate in December 2017 to fill a Republican vacancy on the SEC. She was sworn in on January 11,2018,for a term ending in 2020,and her second term expires in 2025. Peirce is a former staff member of the United States Senate Committee on Banking,Housing,and Urban Affairs and of the SEC. In 2016,she was nominated by President Barack Obama for Commissioner on the SEC,but the United States Senate did not act on her nomination.
Thomas A. Russo is an American attorney and former Wall Street executive. He was vice chairman and chief legal officer of Lehman Brothers and general counsel for American International Group (AIG),two of the companies that played a major role in the 2007–2008 financial crisis.
Allison Herren Lee is an American attorney and former government official who served as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2019 to 2022.
Elad Leon Roisman is an American lawyer from Maine who is a former commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Mark Toshiro Uyeda is an American attorney and government official. A member of the Republican Party,Uyeda has served as a Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) since June 30,2022. Before becoming an SEC Commissioner,Uyeda served on the staff of the SEC for more than 15 years. He is the first Asian Pacific American to serve as a Commissioner of the SEC.
Mark P. Wetjen is an American lawyer. In 2011,he was nominated by Barack Obama to serve a five-year term as a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). He also served for five months as acting chairman of the CFTC upon the departure of his predecessor,Gary Gensler.
