Carol McGee is co-leader of Alston & Bird’s Securities Group. She advises public and private companies and issuers of structured finance products with respect to SEC registration, reporting and corporate governance matters. Carol is a nationally known expert in the SEC’s transactional and periodic disclosure requirements.
Until 2008, Carol was deputy chief counsel of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC. During her nearly 10 years at the SEC, she held numerous other positions in the Division, including the special counsel of the Office of Healthcare and Insurance. While with the SEC, Carol oversaw the administration and interpretation of the rules and regulations under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Trust Indenture Act, including resolving legal issues in securities offerings and periodic reports, along with providing interpretive guidance on all aspects of these Acts. As deputy chief counsel at the SEC during the adoption of landmark regulations, she oversaw the staff’s interpretive advice regarding Offering Reform and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, managed the interpretation of transactional and periodic disclosure requirements, Regulation AB and Section 16 reporting and served as the Division expert on novel securities and transactions, such as credit-linked securities and PIPE and on-line auction offerings.
- Counsel to a worldwide leader in automotive safety in connection with equity and hybrid securities transactions and public reporting.
- Counsel to the financial arm of a worldwide automotive manufacturer in connection with its European and U.S. Medium Term Note programs and structured finance transactions.
- Counsel to various public and private companies.
- Counsel to various non-listed REITs.
- Counsel to the leading provider of electronic roadshows.
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May 27, 2008
In The Press
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10 February 2012
Publications
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“The SEC’s New ‘Short Form’ Criteria,” Securities Law360, August 16, 2011.
August 16, 2011
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June 27, 2011
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"Expecting SEC Rules on 3rd-Party Due Diligence Reports," Securities Law360, June 14, 2011.
June 14, 2011
Publications
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"SEC Proposes Rules Relating to Conflict Minerals, Mine Safety, and Payments to Resource Extraction Issuers," Insights: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor, Vol. 25, No.1., January, 2011.
January 2011
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September 2010
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"Financial Reform 101: Securitization," Securities Law360, August 2, 2010.
August 2, 2010
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"Increased Flexibility with Debt-for-Equity Exchanges," INSIGHTS, Vol. 24, No. 7, July 2010.
July 2010
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June 2010
Publications
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November 2009
Publications
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"Commission Guidance and Changes to Cross-Border Tender Offers," Section 2—Significant 2008 Regulatory Developments, Survey—Federal Regulation of Securities, The Business Lawyer, Vol. 64, May 2009.
May 2009
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"Accounting Standards During The Subprime Crisis," Law360, September 2008.
September 2008
Past Events
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April 16, 2012
Seminar
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January 12, 2012
Seminar
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April 26, 2011
Seminar
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December 10, 2010
Seminar
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August 3, 2010
Seminar
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April 15-16, 2010
Seminar
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March 23, 2010
Seminar
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September 17, 2009
Seminar
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July 22, 2009
Seminar
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January 12-13, 2009
Seminar
- Vice-Chair, Comment Letters for the American Bar Association’s Federal Regulation of Securities Committee
- Vice-Chair, Corporate Committee for the DC Bar’s Corporation Finance and Securities Section