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Securities Law

James Hamilton, JD, LLM
PRINCIPAL FEDERAL SECURITIES LAW ANALYST

James Hamilton is an attorney and principal federal securities law analyst at Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. Nationally recognized for his securities law and regulation expertise, he is a prolific blogger (Jim Hamilton’s World of Securities Regulation at http://jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com/). Hamilton has been tracking, analyzing and explaining securities law and regulation for over 30 years. He has written and spoken extensively on federal securities law and is cited as an authority in the Senate Banking Committee Report (S. 111-176) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. His analysis of that legislation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Law, Explanation and Analysis, is widely read. His earlier analysis of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Manual: A Handbook for the Act and SEC Rules, is considered a definitive explanation of the Act. His other works include the popular guidebook Responsibilities of Corporate Officers and Directors under Federal Securities Law, the Guide to Internal Controls, and the monthly newsletter Hedge Funds and Private Equity: Regulatory and Risk Management Update. In addition to his many books and articles, Hamilton serves as a leading contributor to the industry-standard publication, the Federal Securities Law Reporter.

N. Peter Rasmussen, JD, MA
SENIOR SECURITIES LAW ANALYST

N. Peter Rasmussen is an attorney with Wolters Kluwer Law & Business who has co-authored several books on securities regulation, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Law, Explanation and Analysis and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers and Directors under Federal Securities Law. Rasmussen is also a leading contributor to the industry-standard publication, the Federal Securities Law Reporter. His particular areas of expertise include securities litigation, SEC enforcement, corporate law and governance and SEC organization and practice. He offers in-depth understanding of SEC enforcement, litigation and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance issues.

Ted Trautmann, JD
SENIOR SECURITIES LAW ANALYST

Ted Trautmann is an attorney, senior analyst and managing editor for the securities law publications of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business. He oversees the Federal Securities Law Reporter and Blue Sky Law Reporter, among many other publications. He has co-authored several books in the area of federal securities regulation, including: Informal Corporate Disclosure under Federal Securities Law and Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Law, Explanation and Analysis. He provides expert guidance on the application of federal securities law to the crucial issues facing investors, regulators, corporations and members of the securities industry.

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