What to Expect from a Gensler SEC?

Earlier this year, President Biden announced Gary Gensler as his choice to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Gensler’s tenure as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission provides a glimpse into his possible agenda at the SEC. A focus on public company issues, ESG, disclosures, enforcement, digital assets guidance, and attention to novel technologies like artificial intelligence are also on the table.

This recorded discussion among Sidley Securities Enforcement and Regulatory group partners Hardy Callcott, Stephen Cohen, Lilya Tessler, and Barry Rashkover explores what to expect under a Gensler SEC.