Expert Insights on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is a U.S. government agency whose mission is to protect investors; maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and facilitate capital formation. The SEC regulates the stock market and prevents corporate abuses relating to the offering and sale of securities and corporate reporting. Recent issues of interest include Regulation Fair Disclosure (Reg FD), stock options backdating prosecutions, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Gerson Lehrman Group Council Members are available to discuss Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) via phone consultations, live meetings, surveys, and other custom GLG products and services.
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Featured Council Members
GLG Council Members are leading experts including academics, scientists, and industry specialists
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Ronald Kiima, CPA
President Kiima Incorporated
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Robert Heim
PartnerMEYERS & HEIM LLP
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Mark Saunders
Former General CounselWR Capital Management, LP
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Walter Van Dorn, Jr
PartnerSONNENSCHEIN, NATH & ROSENTHAL, LLP
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Robert McCabe, Ph.D., CPA, CFE
PartnerMcCabe & Associates, PhDs
Study Groups
Study groups are populations of experts knowledgeable on specific sub-topics within a broader industry
Recent Live Meetings
Interactive roundtables, private visits, and small scale seminars are types of GLG Live Meetings
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October 29, 2009 | Teleconference
Teleconference: Apollo Group - SEC Revenue Probe (11:00 AM EDT/15:00 GMT) -
October 28, 2009 | San Francisco
Seminar: Oil and Gas Accounting (New York) -
October 29, 2009 | San Francisco
Seminar: Oil and Gas Accounting (Boston) -
October 30, 2009 | San Francisco
Seminar: Oil and Gas Accounting (Chicago)
Recent News Analyses
News analyses are expert commentaries on current events, written by Council Members who are available for follow up consultations
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What the Former SEC Chairmen Missed...
November 19, 2009
Anthony Catanach, Jr., Director, DI2 Associates, LLC
Don't Let Banks Hide Bad Assets | online.wsj.com
Conceptually, the arguments favoring fair value accounting are sound and quite appealing. Unquestionably, financial statement users will benefit from data about how a company’s assets and liabilities change in value during a reporting period. However, there are two major issues associated with fair...
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November 14, 2009
Ken Powell, President, Genesis Business Development, LLC
Sequenom Shareholders Sue Company, Officials over SEQureDx Data Mishandling | www.genomeweb.com
The Sequenom sage appears endless. Following the "mishandling of data" involving the company's Down's syndrome test, termination of company executives, investigation by the NASDAQ , the SEC and the US Attorney for the Southern District of California, Xenomics lawsuit against Sequenom seeking up...