By: junglejims
Reply To: None
Wednesday, 5 Apr 2000 at 10:23 AM EDT
Post # of 1321
I am a shareholder of a company called Solucorp which the sec has been investigating for 2 years now under the guidance of Nina Finston, whose confict of interest in this case has been duely noted, WITH HER INVOLVEMENT WITH
THE LAW FIRM " SIDLEY AND AUSTIN. "
As a share holder I have repeately asked for an IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATOR to look into these matters and help resolve this situation as quickly as possible. I was
assured by Paul Gerlach they take this VERY SERIOUS.
THESE ARE HIS WORDS, let me quote from Mr. Gerlach:
"With regard to your questions concerning the potential conflict of interest on the part of the staff attorney
conducting the investigation, let me add that the commission takes very seriously the ethical obligations
of its attorneys, and takes all steps necessary to assure those obligations are met."
AND THIS IS HIS NEW APPIONTMENT:
SEC Enforcement Division Associate Director Paul V.
Gerlach to Join Sidley & Austin D.C. Office
Updated: Fri, Mar 17 11:00 AM EST
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BUSINESS WIRE) - Paul V. Gerlach, an Associate Director in the Securities and Exchange
Commission's Division of Enforcement, will join the international law firm of Sidley& Austin as a Partner in the
firm's Washington, D.C. office.
"Paul's presence will significantly enhance our ability to address SEC enforcement issues for our corporate,
accounting firm and securities firm clients," said Thomas A. Cole, Chairman of Sidley & Austin's Executive
Committee. "He will also be a great help in the growing fields of internal investigations and corporate compliance."
"Paul is an extraordinary addition to the overall ability of both our D.C. office and the firm to handle securities
litigation and investigations," said Carter G. Phillips, Managing Partner of the Washington, D.C. office and a
member of the Management Committee. "His experience at the SEC will make him invaluable in assisting clients
that face securities law issues."
Mr. Gerlach was responsible for supervising a broad range of the Division's ongoing enforcement activities,
including investigations involving issuer accounting fraud, FCPA illicit payments, insider trading, market
manipulation and broker-dealer misconduct. Mr. Gerlach has had responsibility for many significant Commission
investigations including those that led to successful enforcement actions against the National Association of
Securities Dealers Inc. and Nasdaq market makers.
Mr. Gerlach received his J.D., magna cum laude, in 1982 from Washington & Lee University. He served as an
editor of the Washington & Lee Law Review and was selected to the Order of the Coif.
After several years in private practice, Mr. Gerlach joined the SEC in 1988 as a staff attorney in the Division of
Enforcement. In 1991 he became a Branch Chief in the Division and was selected as an Assistant Director in
1994. SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt appointed Mr. Gerlach to his present position in 1995.
Sidley & Austin is an international law firm with approximately 900 lawyers practicing in Chicago, Dallas, Los
Angeles, New York, Seattle, Washington, D.C., Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo."
I HOPE THE SEC COMMISSION WILL SET OUT NOW TO RIGHT A WRONG AND APPOINT AN TRUELY IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATOR ON THIS MATTER.
I also hope the SEC still looks out for the investor and not big business as appears to be the case here.
I look forward to your reply.
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