The Nomination Of Mary Jo White: More Than Just Politics

February 20, 2013

The President's nomination of Mary Jo White to become Chairman of the SEC has generated reservations as well as praise. Naysayers wonder whether her years in private practice representing banks and bankers, including J.P. Morgan Chase, Kenneth Lewis of Bank of America andJohn Mack of Morgan Stanley, will make it impossible for her to “switch sides” and hold financial companies accountable for violations of the law. [...]

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Jonathan S. Sack