J.D.; B.A.
Joel Seligman is a leading expert on securities law. From 2005 to 2018 he served as president of the University of Rochester. Under his leadership, the University implemented a comprehensive strategic plan that included the largest capital campaign in University history, which made possible the creation of over 100 new endowed professorships, substantial progress in the size, diversity, and excellence of University students and programs, and nearly doubling the number of employees at the University.
Mr. Seligman came to Rochester from the Washington University School of Law, where he was dean and Ethan A. H. Shepley University Professor from 1999 to 2005. He had previously been dean and Samuel M. Fegtly Professor of Law at the University of Arizona, and had served on the law faculties at Michigan, George Washington, and Northeastern.
Mr. Seligman coauthored, with the late Louis Loss and with Troy Paredes, the 11-volume Securities Regulation, and is author of The Transformation of Wall Street: A History of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Modern Corporate Finance. He also is the author or coauthor of 20 books and more than 40 articles on issues related to securities and corporations.
Mr. Seligman served on the board of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority from 2007 to 2015. From 2011 to 2016 served as co-chair of the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Mr. Seligman currently is a University Professor at the University of Rochester and Dean Emeritus and Professor at Washington University.
Troy A. Paredes
J.D.; B.A.
Troy A. Paredes is the founder of Paredes Strategies LLC. From 2008-2013, Paredes was a Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, having been appointed by President George W. Bush. At the SEC, Paredes was a strong advocate for small business, the promotion of capital formation, solving the information overload problem of securities law disclosure, and rigorous cost-benefit analysis. Since leaving government, Paredes has had an active consulting practice. Paredes advises on financial regulation, corporate governance, compliance, and regulatory strategy. He also serves as an expert and advisor in regulatory enforcement investigations and in private litigation involving securities law and corporate law, and he has been an independent compliance consultant/monitor. Before becoming an SEC Commissioner, Paredes was a professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis and a professor of business (by courtesy) at Washington University’s Olin Business School, joining the faculty after having worked as a corporate lawyer. Paredes is the author of numerous academic articles on financial regulation, corporate governance, innovation, and behavioral economics. He is a co-author (beginning with the 4th edition) of a multi-volume securities regulation treatise with Louis Loss and Joel Seligman entitled Securities Regulation. In addition to his writing, Paredes co-hosts a podcast on fintech called “Appetite for Destruction." Paredes holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from UC Berkeley and earned his J.D. from Yale Law School.
