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Maximillian Shifrin, Lindy Keown Author Article on Advance Notice Bylaws

To Help the New Administration Help Your Industry, You Need an Agency Strategy

Employment Law Spotlight

January 1, 2025 Due Date: New York Employers Should Prepare Now for the New Paid Prenatal Leave Law

US Supreme Court Set To Hear Case That May Have Significant Implications for the Doctrine of ‘Corporate Separateness’

Kevin joined the firm after working for twelve years on Capitol Hill, first as a senior counsel for capital markets and then Chief Counsel of the House Committee on Financial Services. He served on the Committee staff during the financial crisis, the creation of the Troubled Asset Relief Program and the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203).

Kevin handled all aspects of capital markets policy for the Committee, including oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FASB, MSRB, the PCAOB and SIPC and self-regulatory organizations such as FINRA. He managed the development of the Committee’s capital formation agenda and the Jumpstart Our Business Startups or JOBS Act (P.L. 112-106) as well as the enactment of the Small Business Advocate Act of 2016, which created the SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and the legislation to modernize the regulatory regime for business development companies in 2018.

As Chief Counsel, he oversaw the Committee’s legislative, oversight and investigations agenda and interacted regularly with House and Senate leadership and the Senate Banking, Housing &amp; Urban Affairs Committee. Kevin’s work resulted in the enactment of numerous public laws on banking and regulatory relief, derivatives, housing, capital formation and national security.

Leveraging his prior position as Chief Counsel, Kevin represents clients in Congressional investigations, helping them manage responses to document and information requests or subpoenas from members of Congress and committees, and prepare witnesses for all aspects of congressional testimony, including the preparation of written testimony and briefing materials&nbsp;and mock hearings.

Kevin communicates public policy goals, and analyzes and develops regulatory and legislative initiatives. He possesses a deep understanding of legislative, regulatory and investigatory processes&nbsp;and how government agencies interact with one another. Utilizing his substantial comprehension of financial laws and regulations, Kevin provides strategic advice and counsels clients on compliance measures and industry best practices. Additionally, his market intel and broad network enable him to advise clients on how Congress and regulatory agencies can impact corporate governance, lending, investing, innovation and growth. Prior to his tenure on the House Financial Services Committee, Kevin worked for the New York Stock Exchange and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. With his in-depth financial services experience, Kevin brings a wealth of industry and public policy insight to his clients’ matters.

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J.D., University of Dayton School of Law, 1996

B.A., Boston College, 1993, 

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Webinar: The Impact of the New Presidency and Congress on the Financial Services Industry

What Washington is Thinking About This Morning…

Michelle Tanney, Kevin Edgar, Isabelle Sterling, Jamie Reiner Co-Author Article on Election Betting Contracts Case

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Setting Some Ground Rules: Gavin Newsom Signs Bills Regulating AI in Political Campaigns

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Crypto Legislation Facing Long Odds in Lame-Duck Congress

ADventures in Law

An Update on KOSA and COPPA 2.0

The Fate of Election Betting Rests with the Federal Courts

District Court Charts Pathway for Election Gambling

BakerHostetler Team Authors Article on Ripple Labs Final Judgment for Law360

Senate Passes Kids Online Safety Measure But House Passage Unclear

Bulls, Bears, and Blockchain™ – August 28

Senate Passes KOSA and COPPA 2.0

BakerHostetler Team Files Amicus Brief Against SEC by The Digital Chamber

Kevin Edgar Pens Comment Letter from EMA on IOSCO Consultation Report

Fate of Digital Assets Bill in Senate in Doubt

Digital Assets Legislation: House Passage of FIT21 Unlikely to Carry Momentum in Senate

BakerHostetler Sponsors Tax Executives Institute Seminar

Kevin Edgar Submits Second Letter to SEC Regarding Volume-Based Exchange Transaction Pricing for NMS Stocks

Kevin Edgar Comments on Proposed Volume-Based Exchange Transaction Pricing for NMS Stocks in Letter to SEC

Edgar helps equity markets lobby Senate to increase ‘legal clarity’ of banking bill

U.S. Treasury Dept. Publishes Risk Assessment Addressing Illicit Finance Risks of DeFi

Blockchain Monitor

New Congressional Subcommittees Foreshadow Pending Digital Asset Legislation

BakerHostetler Elevates 23 Attorneys to Firm Partnership

US District Court Finds LBRY Tokens Are Securities

CFIUS Issues Long-Awaited Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines

The U.S. Department of the Treasury Provides a Glimpse into the Future of Money and Payments

White House Outlines Key Action Items Based on EO Reports Addressing Digital Assets

Kevin Edgar Speaks About How to Prepare for SEC Climate Disclosure Rule

SEC Chair Stands Firm: ‘Vast Majority’ of Cryptocurrency Tokens Are Securities

Inflation Reduction Act Becomes Law

DOJ, SEC Crypto Insider Trading Charges Rock Blockchain Industry

SEC and DOJ Bring Parallel Crypto Insider Trading Cases; SEC Alleges Nine Tokens Are Securities

Proposed Federal Crypto Legislation Supported by Digital Asset Ecosystem; Consumer Advocacy Groups Balk

Kevin Edgar Submits Written Testimony about Proposed Federal Legislation that Amounts to “Direct Assaults on U.S. Exchanges”

Biden’s Executive Order on Digital Assets could Revolutionize U.S. Cryptocurrency Market

Executive Order Launches Comprehensive US Policy and Action Plan for Digital Assets

Kevin Edgar Speaks about Tax Changes and New Legislation

John Carney, Jonathan Barr, Teresa Goody Gullién, Jimmy Fokas, Kevin Edgar, Michelle Tanney, Bari Nadworny, Madison Gaudreau Author Article on Likely SEC Enforcement Trends Under Biden Administration

Congress Pushes on Corporate Disclosure Mandates

ESG Disclosures, Congress, and the SEC

House Democrats Urge Funding Boost for Wall Street’s ‘Cop on the Beat’

Kevin Edgar Speaks on the Future of Financial Regulation After COVID-19

The Future of SEC Enforcement Under the Biden Administration

Daunting Deadlines: Congress’ To-Do List on Expiring Laws

Teresa Goody Guillén, Kevin Edgar Talk to Wall Street Journal, Reuters Regarding Expanded SEC Disgorgement Authority

Teresa Goody Guillén, Kevin Edgar Comment on Potential for Stronger Securities Disgorgement Regulations

Congress Gives SEC Game-Changing 10-Year Statute of Limitations for Disgorgement and Statutory Authority to Obtain Disgorgement in Federal Court

Equity Markets and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Fed-Backed Credit Facilities From the CARES Act: Implications for Businesses

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<li>Submitted testimony to the House Financial Services Committee on behalf of the trade association of leading equity markets on the oversight of U.S. exchanges and legislative proposals that would alter the exchanges liability and immunity, rule proposals and the ability to incentive capital formation.</li>
<li>Advise a business development company on tax and securities legislation.</li>
<li>Represent a family office in response to legislative proposals to alter the securities laws and the family office exemption added by the Dodd-Frank Act.</li>
<li>Advise a Web 3.0 technology company and advocate on its behalf with Congress and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) about its digital privacy products.</li>
<li>Serves as counsel and executive director to a financial markets trade association organized to advocate and educate policymakers about issues that impact the U.S. equity markets, promote policies to safeguard a transparent marketplace, incentivize capital formation and ensure a robust secondary market for securities trading.</li>
<li>Prepared a witness for their first Congressional testimony before the House Financial Services Committee on issues related to equity market structure, clearance and settlement and market volatility.</li>
<li>Authored a comment letter for a trade association in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s market data infrastructure rulemaking proposal.</li>
<li>Prepared a witness for two days of Congressional testimony before the House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking Committee on digital assets and wallets.</li>
<li>Counseled a broker-dealer through the development, filing, review and submission to the Securities and Exchange Commission of its Form ATS.</li>
<li>Served as co-counsel to a financial institution with regards to its compliance program for consumer finance laws.</li>
<li>Authored a comment letter in response to the Securities and Exchange Commission&#8217;s concept release on the harmonization of public and private offerings.</li>
<li> Advised multiple clients on legislation that would alter the trading of non-U.S. public companies on U.S. securities exchanges.</li>
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<p><strong>Congressional Experience</strong></p>
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<li>Developed and supervised the drafting of the “Small Business Credit Availability Act,” legislation to modernize the Business Development Company regulatory regime, which became law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018.</li>
<li>Co-wrote the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), reauthorizing and modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). FIRRMA was included as part of the conference report to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the 2019 Fiscal Year.</li>
<li>Supervised the drafting and introduction of the “Financial CHOICE Act of 2017” (H.R. 10, 115th Congress).</li>
<li>Developed and executed the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services ongoing capital formation agenda, resulting in the enactment of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups or “JOBS” Act (P.L. 112-106) and the capital markets provisions contained in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation or “FAST Act” (P.L. 114-94).</li>
<li>As Chief Securities Counsel, executed Republican strategy regarding oversight of the U.S. capital markets and SEC, FASB, MSRB, PCAOB, SIPC, FINRA and self-regulatory organizations.</li>
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