GW Center for Law, Economics, and Finance presents:
2016 Manuel F. Cohen Memorial Lecture:
The Role of the CFTC in the Market
On Thursday, February 4th from 8:30am to 1:30pm GW’s Center for Law, Economics, and Finance will hold a symposium titled The Role of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the Market with a special keynote address by Commissioner Sharon Y. Bowen. Commissioner Bowen will deliver the 2016 Manuel F. Cohen Memorial Lecture, which recognizes a leader in some area of securities law, public accounting, investment or business.
The CFTC is a pivotal federal regulatory body that protects the public from fraud, manipulation, and abusive practices related to derivatives and other products that are subject to the Commodity Exchange Act. Before Commissioner Bowen’s keynote, there will be two panels of national experts that will discuss: (1) the CFTC’s role, if any, in the regulation of corporate governance matters, and (2) key concerns surrounding systemic risk related to the instruments and entities impacted by the CFTC.
Confirmed speakers include:
Geoffrey Aronow - Sidley Austin
Dan Berkowitz - Wilmer Hale
Larry Cunningham - GW Law
Lisa Fairfax - GW Law
Gina-Gail Fletcher - Indiana-Mauer School of Law at Indiana
Michael Greenberger - University of Maryland, Carey Law School
Kristin Johnson - Seton Hall University School of Law
Anna Pinedo - Morrison & Foerster
Art Wilmarth - GW Law
More about the Manuel F. Cohen Memorial Lecture:
The Cohen Lecture was created in 1979 to honor Manny Cohen, a leader in the field of securities law, a dedicated public servant, former chairman of the SEC, a legal scholar, and a teacher at the Law School for nearly two decades.
The memorial lectures have been presented by notable figures including: former Senator Bill Bradley; Rudolph W. Giulian, former NYC Mayor; Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; George F. Will, columnist; Mary Schapiro, former CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority; David Gergen, former Editor-At-Large of U.S. News & World Report; Donna Shalala, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; former Senator Paul Sarbanes; John W. Snow, former Secretary of the Treasury; Harvey J. Goldschmid, former Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission; Harvey L. Pitt, former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of The Carlyle Group.