University of Pittsburgh School of Law Faculty Blog

On Friday, October 16, 2009, Pitt Law hosted a day-long symposium titled “The Past, Present, and Future of the SEC,” planned and hosted by Professors Douglas Branson and Peter Oh. The event was co-sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Law Review and the SEC Historical Society. Scholars from Boston College, Georgetown University, Vanderbilt University, University of Indiana, the College of William and Mary and the University of Minnesota, among others, presented papers. Also presenting papers were the recently retired Secretary of the SEC as well as three former Chief Economists of the SEC and the General Counsel for NASDAQ. Commissioner Troy Parades of the SEC delivered the Keynote Address. Chancellor Mark Nordenberg attended portions of the program and introduced Commissioner Paredes. Approximately 200 academics, area lawyers and law students attended the program.

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