- February 28, 2012
The Heyman Center of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law was pleased to have several distinguished panelists discuss the serious ethical issues facing corporate attorneys under the recently adopted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Rules promulgated thereunder. These issues include the interplay between Dodd-Frank, Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and State Disciplinary Rules. The panel addressed specifically, an attorney’s ethical obligations under the State Disciplinary Rules focusing on confidentiality and conflicts.
Jordan A. Thomas
Partner, Labaton Sucharow
Chair of the Whistleblower Representation Practice
Former Assistant Director of the Division of Enforcement, SEC
George Canellos
Regional Director, New York Regional Office
Securities and Exchange Commission
Linda Thomsen
Partner, Davis Polk
Former Director of the Division of Enforcement, SEC
Harry Weiss
Partner & Chair of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Group, Wilmer Hale
