The SEC's Use of In-house Courts: What it Means for Private Equity Firms

Sarah Voutyras co-authored an article with Rachel Simon from Swiss Re Corporate Solutions about the impact of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act and resultant initiative launched by the SEC in October 2012. The aim of this intiative was to examine and assess the issues and risks presented in the Private Equity industry. The SEC has recently remarked in other contexts that it expects to bring more administrative proceedings due to Dodd-Frank. This article examines the concerns of increasing the number of enforcement actions through administrative proceedings before administrative law judges than in federal court before Article III judges. Click here to view the article.