The Washington Post Interviews Scott Kimpel About SEC and U.S. Attorney's Office Differences

For SEC nominee Mary Jo White, a shift in enforcement strategy

The Washington Post

Scott Kimpel spoke with The Washington Post about the different environments of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney's office, saying that the SEC is more formal and Mary Jo White, a former U.S. attorney and newly-nominated chief of the SEC, would need the majority of the commissioners to go along with her before bringing a case, in contrast to a U.S. attorney who generally does not need the consent of others to initiate an action. Kimpel's practice encompasses a wide range of matters involving the securities laws, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, and corporate governance, among others.