When: Monday, July 26 (6:45–7:15 p.m.)
Who: Commissioner Luis Aguilar
Where: St. Regis Hotel, Washington, D.C.
The D.C. Minority Attorney Networking Series is co-organized by Arnold & Porter and Fried, Frank. In addition to these firms, twenty-six more leading law firms in Washington, D.C. team up and sponsor the Minority Attorney Networking Series.
SEC Upcoming Events page lists Arnold & Porter Partner to Contact for the July 26 event: Darren Skinner (202) 942-5636 or darren.skinner@aporter.com
If you missed, Commissioner Aguilar's Sage Words About Effective Regulation, please see Bill Singer's July 1, 2010 BrokeandBroker summary copied here:
Longtime readers of BrokeAndBroker know that I am not a fan of the time-wastin' speechifyin', masturbatory roundtabling, and high-fallutin' blue-ribbon panels that enervate our government. Sadly, we are saddled with legislators and regulators who belatedly cobble together ineffective solutions for yesterday's problems, or opt for abject inaction that paves the way for tomorrow's crises. In the end, we get neither an ounce of prevention nor a pound of cure. E Pluribus Unum has been replaced with Too Little, Too Late.
Among the worst examples of institutionalized procrastination is the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On June 30, 2010, during an open meeting of the SEC, Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar gave a speech titled: "Preventing Investor Harm Should be SEC Priority Number One." It was with some surpise that I read Commissioner Aguilar's comments because he offered a superb description of what constitutes effective regulation. Now, if only the astute commissioner could transform his vision into action, and drag his colleagues into the 21st Century!
I commend his words to you:
Regulatory oversight functions best when we have a regulatory regime that prevents misconduct in the first instance—long before investors can be harmed. If the conduct is not affirmatively prevented, investors are harmed. It's true that once investors are harmed and lose faith in the integrity of our institutions—irreversible damage has taken place. Enforcement actions are rarely, if ever, able to make investors whole, sufficiently punish all the fraudsters, and prevent a loss of investor trust in these financial institutions and the securities industry as a whole. The best course of action is to prevent the significant harm in the first place. Prophylactic rules, consistent and effective inspections, and strong enforcement must work together to protect investors.
Read Commissioner Aguilar's Entire Speech at: http://sec.gov/news/speech
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