Admitted
1977, Illinois; 1995, District of Columbia
Law School
University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude, 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
University of Notre Dame, B.A., magna cum laude, 1974
Biographical
Author: Dirks v. SEC: A Study in Cause and Effect, 43 Md. L. Rev. 292 (1984); The Judiciary Considers the Nature of Confidential Relationships in Insider Trading Cases - A Look at United States v. Reed, 13 Sec. Reg. L. J. 128 (1985); Confidential Relationships and Insider Trading, 18 Rev. Sec. Reg. 135 (June 19, 1985); The SEC and the Courts' Approach to Disclosure of Earnings Projections, Asset Appraisals and Other Soft Information: Old Problems, Changing Views, 46 Md. L. Rev. 1401 (1987), cited in Basic Inc. v. Levinson, 485 U.S. 224 (1988); Basic Inc. v. Levinson: The Supreme Court's Opinion on Disclosure of Merger Negotiations, in Theory and Practice, 7 Corp. Counsel Rev. 1 (May 1988); The SEC and the Insider Trader/Tipper, N.Y.L.J., August 29, 1991; The Central Bank of Denver Decision and the SEC: Effects of the Decision and the SEC's Possible Response, 8 Corp. Counsel Rev. 1 (May 1994); Management's Discussion and Analysis: Known Trends In SEC Enforcement, 8 (2) Insights (Dec. 1994); Retail Broker Compensation, Insights (Vol. 9, No. 10; October, 1995); The SEC's Use of Its Cease-and-Desist Authority, Survey Securities Regulations Law Journal (Fall, 1995); Enforcement Issues and Litigation, Securities Regulation Law Journal, Vol. 25, No. 1 (Spring, 1997); SEC Sends Warning Signals Regarding Supervision at Remote Locations, Insights, Vol. 11, No. 4, April 1997; United States v. O'Hagan: The Supreme Court Upholds the Misappropriation Theory of Insider Trading Liability, Insights, Vol. 11, No. 9, September 1997; The Evolving Standards for Board Oversight, Insights, Vol. 12, No. 1, January 1998; The SEC's New Materiality Regime Securities & Commodities Regulation, (Vol. 32, No. 17, Oct. 13, 1999); Dealing with Securities Analysts; Recent Guidance, Securities Regulation Law Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Fall 2000); The SEC's New Public Disclosure Rule: Regulation FD, Securities Regulation Law Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1 (Spring 2001); and Criminalizing Business Judgment Could Stagnate