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New Chairman and Board Members Appointed to the SEC Board Created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

By Joseph C. Toris, Holly L. Cini & Sarah J. Ryan on December 18, 2017
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The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced the appointment of William D. Duhnke III as Chairman and J. Robert Brown, Kathleen M. Hamm, James G. Kaiser, and Duane M. DesParte as board members of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 established the PCAOB to oversee public companies and broker-dealers.  The PCAOB’s activities include conducting inspections and pursuing disciplinary actions.

None of the prior President Obama-era board members were reappointed.  One departing board member noted that the SEC has never before declined to reappoint PCAOB board members who are eligible for another term.  The total replacement of the board may have been as a result of clashes between the prior board and the SEC and the accounting industry.

Chairman William D. Duhnke III has acted as General Counsel to U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and previously served in the U.S Navy.  J. Robert Brown has been teaching for 25 years and is currently a professor at the University of Denver.  Kathleen Hamm works as counsel for Promontory Financial Group, an IBM company, and previously worked at the U.S. Department of Treasury, the American Stock Exchange, and the SEC.  James Kaiser is a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he has worked for 38 years.  Duane DesParte will soon retire as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller of Exelon Corporation.  He was previously an audit partner at Deloitte & Touche.

Photo of Holly L. Cini Holly L. Cini

Holly L. Cini is a Principal in the Hartford, CT office of Jackson Lewis P.C. As a management-side employment law specialist, Holly partners with clients to navigate all aspects of the employer/employee relationship, from advising on workplace interactions to defending litigation of complex…

Holly L. Cini is a Principal in the Hartford, CT office of Jackson Lewis P.C. As a management-side employment law specialist, Holly partners with clients to navigate all aspects of the employer/employee relationship, from advising on workplace interactions to defending litigation of complex legal issues.

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Photo of Sarah J. Ryan Sarah J. Ryan

Sarah J. Ryan is a principal in the Portland, Oregon, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She joined Jackson Lewis in late 2012 following over 25 years of employment and litigation practice in Portland, Oregon. Prior to joining the firm, Sarah chaired the Labor…

Sarah J. Ryan is a principal in the Portland, Oregon, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She joined Jackson Lewis in late 2012 following over 25 years of employment and litigation practice in Portland, Oregon. Prior to joining the firm, Sarah chaired the Labor and Employment law practice group at a regional firm with four offices in three states.

Sarah represents some of Oregon’s leading employers and provides counsel and litigation services in general employment law, as well as a wide range of employee relations issues. Sarah has extensive experience advising clients and litigating employment claims regarding harassment, discrimination and retaliation, intellectual property protection, breach of contract, wrongful termination, Title VII, ADA, ADEA, employment torts, wage and hour, and state and federal family medical leave laws. She has defended clients in Oregon and Washington state and federal courts and before the EEOC, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) and the Washington Human Rights Commission.

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