SEC reporting and compliance head Brian Breheny and securities enforcement head Colleen Mahoney spoke at the 52nd Annual Institute on Securities Regulation, a PLI program held November 4-6.
Mr. Breheny participated in a panel discussion titled “Disclosure Developments for Public Companies,” which focused on MD&A drafting with the uncertainties of COVID-19, performance metrics (KPIs), earnings releases, the SEC Division of Corporation Finance’s Disclosure Review Program, and the status of SEC disclosure rulemaking initiatives.
Ms. Mahoney moderated a panel discussion titled “Rebuttal: The Defense Perspective,” which focused on civil and criminal enforcement priorities and trends, strategies for effective advocacy before the government, cooperation, managing multiagency and cross-border investigations, and key judicial and policy developments.