The Public Market’s Makeover: Inside the SEC’s Big Reset with Walker Newell

About this episode

Walker Newell discusses the SEC's recent changes and their impact on the public market.

The recent changes the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made have shaken up the public market in a way that could permanently reshape the balance of power between companies and investors. Today on the Bite-Sized Business Law Podcast, we welcome Walker Newell to discuss the SEC’s big reset and its effects on investors, businesses, and their advisors. In this conversation, you’ll hear all about Walker’s career, his time at the SEC, and his unexpected foray into D&O insuranc...

People in this episode

Guest: Walker Newell

Topics covered

• SEC changes
• public market
• investor relations
• business advisory
• D&O insurance

Keywords

• SEC
• public market
• investors
• businesses
• D&O insurance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Bite-Sized Business Law Podcast, The Corporate Law Center at Fordham University School of Law

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