Current News
Fireside Chat – SEC Office of the General Counsel
Originally broadcast March 11th
Tune into the recent broadcast
Join the SEC Historical Society for the start of the 5th anniversary broadcast season of the Fireside Chats.
From now through May 2009, the Fireside Chats will be among the educational activities in the SEC Historical Society’s commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Each chat will focus on the distinctive history and work of one of the major SEC divisions and offices.
The March 11th Fireside Chat looked at the SEC Office of the General Counsel. Join two former SEC General Counsels – Daniel Goelzer, a member of the Board of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; and Giovanni Prezioso, a partner with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP – in discussion with moderator Professor Theresa Gabaldon, Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School.
The Fireside Chat is free to all museum visitors; no advance registration is required.
The 2008 Fireside Chat season is made possible through the support of Pfizer, Inc.
Remembering Eric Summergrad
The Fireside Chat on the SEC Office of the General Counsel remembers Eric Summergrad, a former SEC Deputy Solicitor, who died September 11, 2007. The SEC Historical Society thanks members of the Summergrad family for contributing to sponsor the Fireside Chat in Eric’s memory, and for sharing materials by and about Eric for inclusion in the museum collections, including:
- 1986 – Nomination of Eric Summergrad for the Manuel F. Cohen Outstanding Securities and Exchange Commission Younger Lawyer Award
- March 6, 1987 – Memo from Daniel Goelzer to Staff of the SEC General Counsel on the appointment of Eric Summergrad as Assistant General Counsel
- August 5, 1988 – Nomination of Eric Summergrad for the Federal Bar Association’s 1988 Younger Federal Lawyer Award
- August 11, 1989 – Letter from Alan H. Friedenthal to Eric Summergrad, notifying Mr. Summergrad that he will receive the 1989 Younger Federal Lawyer Award
- August 17, 1989 – Memo from Daniel Goelzer to Staff of the SEC Office of the General Counsel on Eric Summergrad’s recognition as Federal Bar Association 1989 Younger Federal Lawyer
- February 26, 1992 – Memo from James R. Doty to the General Counsel’s Office on the appointment of Eric Summergrad as Principal Assistant General Counsel
- June 30, 1997 – Letter from Milton V. Freeman to Eric Summergrad with congratulations on winning the O’Hagan case
- July 10, 1997 – Letter from Eric Summergrad to Milton V. Freeman
- October 26, 1998 – Memo from Harvey Goldschmid to Office of General Counsel on appointment of Eric Summergrad as Deputy Solicitor
Mr. Summergrad was awarded the SEC’s Philip A. Loomis, Jr. Award in 1995. He was closely involved in two significant insider trading cases: Dirks v. SEC (1983) and United States v. O’Hagan (1997) (see "Fair To All People" gallery).
Highlights of 2007
Read the report of the SEC Historical Society's activities in 2007. This report is the narrative section of the 2007 Annual Report, which will be published later this year.