Paul S. Atkins
Paul S. Atkins | |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | |
| In office 2002–2008 | |
| President | George Bush |
Paul S. Atkins is Managing Director of Patomak Partners LLC, which provides consulting services regarding financial services industry matters, including regulatory compliance, risk and crisis management, trade analysis, and strategy. [1] He is also Senior Partner of Sphere Consulting LLC, a public affairs firm in Washington, focusing on the financial services industry. [2]
Biography
Mr. Atkins was a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from July 9, 2002 until his term's completion in August 2008. [3] Before his appointment as commissioner, he assisted financial services firms in improving their compliance with SEC regulations and worked with law enforcement agencies to investigate and rectify situations where investors had been harmed. From 1990-94, Atkins served on the staff of two former chairmen of the SEC, Richard C. Breeden and Arthur Levitt. Under Chairman Breeden, he assisted in efforts to improve regulations regarding corporate governance, enhance shareholder communications, strengthen management accountability through proxy reform, and decrease barriers to entry for small businesses and middle market companies to the capital markets. Under Chairman Levitt, he was responsible for organizing the SEC's individual investor program, including the first investor town hall meetings, and an SEC consumer affairs advisory committee.
Atkins began his career as a lawyer in New York City, focusing on a wide range of corporate transactions for U.S. and foreign clients, including public and private securities offerings and mergers and acquisitions. He was resident for 2½ years in his firm's Paris office and admitted as conseil juridique in France in 1988. Atkins received his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1983. He received his A.B. from Wofford College in 1980 and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Kappa Alpha Order. He is married with three sons.
References
- ^ Paul S. Atkins patomak.com. Retrieved February 2011
- ^ Paul Atkins, sphereconsulting.com. Retrieved February 2011
- ^ SEC Biography: Comissioner Paul S. Atkins, Security Exchange Comission. Retrieved Februaey 2011
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