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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInSEC’s top Democrat issues warning ahead of departure next month | Financial Times
The senior Democratic member of the US Securities and Exchange Commission has warned that shareholders’ ability to influence corporate boardroom decisions is under threat in comments ahead of his departure next month. Robert Jackson, whose exit has been expected after his term officially ended in June last year, told the Financial Times that updates to […]
SEC Commissioner Jackson Resigns to Return to Law School Teaching Position – WSJ
One of the two Democratic members of the Securities and Exchange Commission plans to step down next month, leaving Republicans with stronger control of the agency at a time when conservatives are pushing to ease financial regulation broadly. SEC commissioner Robert Jackson Jr., 42 years old, said Thursday he plans to leave office on Feb. […]
SEC Democratic Commissioner Jackson to step down next month – Reuters
Rob Jackson, a Democratic Commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, said on Thursday he will step down on Feb. 14 to continue teaching at New York University School of Law, where he is currently on faculty leave. The departure of Jackson, an independent who was picked by Democrats to fill an open Democratic […]
Exclusive: White House expected to nominate SEC lawyer for Democratic commissioner seat – sources – Reuters
The White House is expected to nominate Caroline Crenshaw, a Democratic attorney at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, to fill an SEC seat being vacated next year by Democratic Commissioner Robert Jackson, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter. Crenshaw currently works as an attorney in Jackson’s office. Senate Democratic Leader […]
SEC member Robert Jackson calls out critics of agency ‘rulemaking by enforcement’
Brokerage industry advocates have accused the SEC of launching enforcement on share class selection before explaining what it expected from firms on fee disclosure. Instead, they say, the agency started with enforcement. They decry it as rulemaking — or regulation — by enforcement. Last week, SEC member Robert Jackson Jr. said he’s getting tired of […]
SEC’s Jackson Says He’ll Stay for Now as Successor Talk Heats Up
SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson isn’t ready to leave the agency just yet, even though work to find his successor is well underway. The Democratic-leaning independent won’t teach this fall at the New York University School of Law, where he is on leave, he told Bloomberg Law Aug. 26. The Securities and Exchange Commission member declined […]
Exclusive: Democrats consider a lawyer and a law professor for commissioner seat at SEC – sources | Metro US
Democrats are considering an attorney and a law professor to replace Democratic Commissioner Robert Jackson when he steps down from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expected in coming months, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter. Caroline Crenshaw, who is currently an SEC attorney working in Jackson’s office, and Urska […]
Allison Herren Lee Sworn In As SEC Commissioner
Commissioner Lee has over two decades of experience as a securities law practitioner. Most recently, she has written, lectured, and taught courses internationally on financial regulation and corporate law. She served for over a decade in various roles at the SEC, including as counsel to Commissioner Kara Stein, and as Senior Counsel in the Division […]
Statement on Senate Confirmation of Allison H. Lee
We congratulate Allison on her successful Senate confirmation, and, on behalf of the entire agency, we welcome her back to the SEC. We look forward to her further contributions to our work in advancing the agency’s mission on behalf of our investors and markets. via SEC.gov | Statement on Senate Confirmation of Allison H. Lee.
SEC’s Lone Democratic Member Expected to Step Down in Fall – WSJ
The only Democratic member of the Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to leave government later this year, paving the way for a more conservative tilt on some regulatory decisions. Robert Jackson Jr. is expected to join New York University Law School for the fall semester, according to a university spokesman and an email from […]