Mr. Walter Van Dorn Jr

Council Member Biography

Walter Van Dorn is a Partner at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP in New York City, New York. He advises issuers, underwriters and financial institutions on domestic and international capital market transactions such as SEC-registered public offerings of both equity and debt securities (including sovereign debt), securities offerings under Rule 144A and Regulation S, mergers and acquisitions, the creation and maintenance of ADR and GDR programs and other corporate matters. In addition, Mr. Van Dorn advises clients on all aspects of the U.S. securities laws, including the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as well as investment company and investment advisory matters and broker-dealer regulation. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Van Dorn was Special Counsel in the Office of International Corporate Finance at the SEC. His areas of responsibility included offerings of equity securities and ADRs, offerings of debt securities by both corporate and government issuers, and mergers and acquisitions involving non-U.S. companies. He also participated in recent rule-making initiatives such as those amending Regulation S as well as those exempting certain cross-border tender and exchange offers and rights offerings from Securities Act registration requirements and from Exchange Act tender offer rules. He is a frequent lecturer and writer on the subject of U.S. securities laws and has spoken at conferences around the world. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2009 - Unspecified

Partner, SONNENSCHEIN, NATH & ROSENTHAL, LLP

2000 - 2008

Partner, THACHER PROFFITT & WOOD LLP

1997 - 2000

Counsel, CLIFFORD CHANCE US LLP

1990 - 1997

Special Counsel, U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION