| University | Wesleyan University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1977 |
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| Law School | Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1980 |
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| Admitted | 1981, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit |
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| Memberships | New York City Bar; New York State (Chair: Federal Legislation Committee, 1987-1990; Securities Committee, 1990-1993) and American (Member: Litigation Section; Securities Litigation Committee; Professional Liability Litigation Committee; Creditors Rights Litigation Committee) Bar Associations; New York County Lawyers' Association (Member: Business Bankruptcy Law Committee; Supreme Court Committee); Federal Bar Council. |
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| Biography | Phi Beta Kappa. |
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| ISLN | 903294841 |
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SEC Approves Final Rules for Implementation of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower ProgramElizabeth J. Betta,John A. Freedman,Drew A. Harker,Matthew D. Keiser,Scott B. Schreiber,Richard P. Swanson,Michael D. Trager, May 31, 2011 Employers subject to the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should be aware that on May 25, 2011, the SEC, by a 3-2 party-line vote, approved final rules to implement the whistleblower program established pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection...
SEC and CFTC Propose Rules to Expand Reporting by Private Fund AdvisersLaura Badian,Richard L. Chen,Martha L. Cochran,David F. Freeman,Michael F. Griffin,Robert E. Holton,Richard P. Swanson, March 18, 2011 Registered investment advisers to private funds (including hedge funds and private equity funds) may soon be required to report sensitive proprietary information about the private funds they manage to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) if new rules proposed by the SEC and the US...
Delaware Chancery Court Upholds Airgas PillRichard P. Swanson,Natalie Walker, February 25, 2011 On February 15, 2010, in a decision eagerly awaited by many in the corporate bar and banking community, Chancellor William Chandler upheld Airgas’s poison pill defense to Air Product’ US$70 tender offer. The decision, while disappointing to many investors (especially risk arbs),... |
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