BakerHostetler Fireside Chat Series
Join BakerHostetler for our series of Fireside Chats about the latest developments impacting the capital markets and their participants, and the blockchain industry.
The next event in this exciting series will take place August 28 with a discussion featuring:
- The Honorable Hester M. Peirce, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Commissioner Peirce is one of five current SEC Commissioners who are appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate. Commissioner Peirce has served since 2018 and her term expires in 2025.
Prior to joining the SEC, Commissioner Peirce conducted research on the regulation of financial markets at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She was a Senior Counsel on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where she advised Ranking Member Richard Shelby and other members of the Committee on securities issues. Commissioner Peirce served as counsel to SEC Commissioner Paul S. Atkins. She also worked as a Staff Attorney in the SEC’s Division of Investment Management.
The August 28 discussion will provide a unique opportunity to hear from a current SEC Commissioner about the crucial issues confronting the government in this important area of market regulation. The program will address the SEC’s agenda, the regulation of digital assets, innovation, capital formation, and much more!
SERIES HOSTS:
- Teresa Goody Guillén, Partner, White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation and Co-Leader, Blockchain Technologies and Digital Assets
- Kevin R. Edgar, Partner, Government Policy, former Chief Counsel, Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives