The Evolution of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of General Counsel
Date: November 17, 2025
Interviewed By: William R. McLucas, Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP.
The SEC Historical Society presents a conversation featuring seven former General Counsels whose leadership spans the past 42 years. (Recorded on November 17, 2025).
PANELISTS – Megan Barbero, Partner, Venable LLP, (GC from 2023 – January 2025); David M. Becker, Senior Counsel, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, (GC from 2009 – 2011 and GC from 2000 – 2002); James R. Doty, Former Chair, PCAOB, (GC from 1990 – 1992); Daniel L. Goelzer, Retired Partner, Baker McKenzie LLP, (GC from 1983 – 1990); Simon Lorne, Senior Advisor, Millennium Management Global Investment LLP, (GC from 1993 – 1996); Robert B. Stebbins, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, (GC from 2017 – 2021); Richard H. Walker, Retired partner, King & Spalding LLP, (GC from 1996 – 1998)