On Thursday, November 18, the SEC Historical Society will conduct a live public broadcast on the evolution of the SEC Solicitor’s Office, focusing especially on the careers of the Commission’s first three Solicitors: David Ferber (Solicitor from 1964 – 1980), Paul Gonson (Solicitor from 1980 – 1999), and Jacob H. Stillman (Solicitor from 1999 – 2014).
Panelists include David M. Becker, Michael A. Conley, Daniel L. Goelzer, and Harvey L. Pitt.
Moderated by historian Kenneth Durr, the program will explore why the Commission might have created the Solicitor position and what about the SEC as an institution enabled the office to work and keep working over the years.
The panelists, each of whose SEC tenure included service alongside one or more of the three former Solicitors, will discuss how the Solicitors’ personalities shaped the office. The panel will also explore the relationship between the SEC and the Solicitor General’s office, and the cases that that changed the shape of securities laws.
