Enlightening insights from following a non-traditional path toward becoming an energy and environmental lawyer.

In this fourth episode of Season 2, A. Valerie Mirko, Partner at Armstrong Teasdale LLP and Leader of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Litigation Practice, and William Nelson, Director of Public Policy and Associate General Counsel at the Investment Adviser Association, discuss the Senate confirmation of Paul Atkins and what priorities Atkins will be focusing on. Valerie and William also discuss key SEC developments in recent weeks, alignment in policy priorities between Paul Atkins, Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda, as well as recent Executive Orders regarding regulations. Whether you’re a compliance professional, attorney, or SEC registrant (broker-dealer, investment adviser or dual), this conversation provides valuable insights into the shifting regulatory landscape.

Past episodes of this series:

⁠⁠⁠Episode 1⁠⁠⁠ (5/22/24) [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dcbar/episodes/Securities-Regulation-and-Enforcement-Series-Investor-Protection-in-2024-e2je2a6]

⁠⁠⁠Episode 2⁠⁠⁠ (6/5/2024) [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dcbar/episodes/Securities-Regulation-and-Enforcement-Series-All-Things-Standards-of-Care-in-2024-e2k8u2m/a-abahg6m]

⁠⁠⁠Episode 3⁠⁠⁠ (7/24/2024) [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dcbar/episodes/Securities-Regulation-and-Enforcement-Series-Developments-in-Insider-Trading-e2lk443/a-abdiehh]

⁠⁠Episode 4⁠⁠ (8/21/2024) [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dcbar/episodes/Securities-Regulation-and-Enforcement-Series-The-SEC-Private-Funds-Rule--the-Fifth-Circuit-Decision-and-SEC-Rulemaking-Authority-e2mucdm]

⁠Episode 5⁠ (9/11/2024) [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dcbar/episodes/Securities-Regulation-and-Enforcement-Series-Fireside-Chat-with-SEC-Investor-Advocate-Cristina-Martin-Firvida-e2o23db/a-abguokt]

Episode 6 (10/23/2024) [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/dcbar/episodes/Securities-Regulation-and-Enforcement-Series-Off-Channel-Communications--A-State-of-the-Union-e2pqi6c/a-abj83g8]

Episode 7 (12/4/2024) [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/dcbar/episodes/Securities-Regulation-and-Enforcement-Series-Impact-of-2025-Presidential-Transition-on-the-SEC-e2r7ivg]

Episode 3 of Season 2 picks up where the kickoff episode https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/dcbar/episodes/Securities-Regulation-and-Enforcement-Series-Insights-on-SEC-Transition-and-Policy-Priorities-with-Pete-Driscoll-e2tps9i/a-abo6453 with Pete Driscoll left off. A few weeks after the Presidential Transition A. Valerie Mirko, Partner at Armstrong Teasdale LLP and Leader of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Litigation Practice, and William Nelson, Director of Public Policy and Associate General Counsel at the Investment Adviser Association, chat about recent events. Valerie and William discuss key Executive Orders, Congressional actions, SEC developments, and the agency’s new rule revoking delegated authority.

Whether you’re a compliance professional, attorney, or SEC registrant (broker-dealer, investment adviser or dual), this conversation provides valuable insights into the shifting regulatory landscape.

Past episodes of this series:

⁠⁠⁠Episode 1⁠⁠⁠ (5/22/24) [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dcbar/episodes/Securities-Regulation-and-Enforcement-Series-Investor-Protection-in-2024-e2je2a6]

⁠⁠⁠Episode 2⁠⁠⁠ (6/5/2024) [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dcbar/episodes/Securities-Regulation-and-Enforcement-Series-All-Things-Standards-of-Care-in-2024-e2k8u2m/a-abahg6m]

⁠⁠⁠Episode 3⁠⁠⁠ (7/24/2024) [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dcbar/episodes/Securities-Regulation-and-Enforcement-Series-Developments-in-Insider-Trading-e2lk443/a-abdiehh]

⁠⁠Episode 4⁠⁠ (8/21/2024) [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dcbar/episodes/Securities-Regulation-and-Enforcement-Series-The-SEC-Private-Funds-Rule--the-Fifth-Circuit-Decision-and-SEC-Rulemaking-Authority-e2mucdm]

⁠Episode 5⁠ (9/11/2024) [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dcbar/episodes/Securities-Regulation-and-Enforcement-Series-Fireside-Chat-with-SEC-Investor-Advocate-Cristina-Martin-Firvida-e2o23db/a-abguokt]

Episode 6 (10/23/2024) [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/dcbar/episodes/Securities-Regulation-and-Enforcement-Series-Off-Channel-Communications--A-State-of-the-Union-e2pqi6c/a-abj83g8]

Episode 7 (12/4/2024) [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/dcbar/episodes/Securities-Regulation-and-Enforcement-Series-Impact-of-2025-Presidential-Transition-on-the-SEC-e2r7ivg]

Join D.C. Affairs Community Co-Chair Angela Parsons and Kathryn Ray, librarian, historian, and past president of the League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia, as they discuss the early 20th century leadup to the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished voting discrimination on the basis of sex. The conversation highlights luminaries of the American Womens’ suffrage movement, including Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt, Ida B. Wells, and others, and details the historic 1913 March on Washington on the eve of President Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration.

The D.C. Affairs Community is proud to present this podcast in celebration of Womens’ History Month, and a reminder that the history of D.C. is the history of our Nation.

In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Human Rights and Immigration Subcommittee of the International Law Community is spotlighting exciting recent developments in international women’s rights. Among other topics, our conversation will explore historic efforts to hold the Taliban, the de facto authorities in Afghanistan, accountable under international law in connection with the extreme and pervasive infringement of Afghan women’s and girls’ fundamental rights and freedoms.

Guest: Natasha Arnpriester, Senior Legal Counsel at the Open Society Foundations and a specialist in the use of strategic litigation to protect and affirm women’s rights, civil and political rights, and democratic practices. Ms. Arnpriester litigates transnational human rights cases across numerous jurisdictions, including United Nations treaty bodies, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and various U.S. courts.

In Season 2 Episode 2 of this series, A. Valerie Mirko, Partner at Armstrong Teasdale and Leader of the firm's Securities Regulation and Litigation Practice, and William Nelson, Director of Public Policy and Associate General Counsel at the Investment Adviser Association, speak with veteran securities litigator, Daniel Sommers, Partner at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, about the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) as the statute approaches its 30th anniversary this year. The PSLRA marked a sea change for securities class actions, impacting how those cases are brought, who brings them, and how they are decided. Drawing on his more than three-decade career, Daniel addresses with William and Valerie the evolving landscape of securities class actions, the most significant provisions of the PSLRA, what parts of the PSLRA Daniel thinks have worked (and which have not), and recent developments and trends.

Join D.C. Affairs Community Co-Chair Austin A.B. Ownbey and D.C. Public Service Commissioner Ted Trabue as they discuss the history of Fort Reno Park and the Chevy Chase neighborhood. Built on ground that was once farmland, briefly a Civil War military fort, and then a thriving predominantly Black, working-class community, today Fort Reno Park is an expanse of open grass, sports fields and the Alice Deal Middle School. Learn how a politician from Nevada created the Chevy Chase neighborhood and ultimately convinced Congress to clear out an entire neighborhood so that white children could have a park and a school. Commissioner Trabue is a fourth generation Washingtonian who will share this fascinating history and how his own family’s history is interwoven with these historic events. The D.C. Affairs Community is proud to present this podcast in celebration of Black History Month and a reminder that the history of D.C. is the history of our Nation.

Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar, its Board of Governors or co-sponsoring Communities and organizations.

In the exciting kickoff to Season 2, A. Valerie Mirko, Partner at Armstrong Teasdale LLP and Leader of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Litigation Practice, and William Nelson, Director of Public Policy and Associate General Counsel at the Investment Adviser Association, chat with Pete Driscoll, Partner at PwC and former Director of the SEC’s Division of Examinations.

Drawing on Pete’s unique experience as a former SEC Division Director and staff member, the episode delves into the dynamics of a presidential transition at the SEC. The trio explores key topics such as policy priorities, rulemaking, examinations, enforcement trends, and the evolving role of digital assets and technology in the regulatory space.

Whether you’re a compliance professional, attorney, or SEC registrant (broker-dealer, investment adviser or dual), this conversation provides valuable insights into the shifting regulatory landscape.

Past episodes of this series:
⁠⁠⁠Episode 1⁠⁠⁠ (5/22/24)
⁠⁠⁠Episode 2⁠⁠⁠ (6/5/2024)
⁠⁠⁠Episode 3⁠⁠⁠ (7/24/2024)
⁠⁠Episode 4⁠⁠ (8/21/2024)
⁠Episode 5⁠ (9/11/2024)
Episode 6 (10/23/2024)
Episode 7 (12/4/2024)

Episode 8 (12/18/2024)

Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar, its Board of Governors or co-sponsoring Communities and organizations.