Ford C. Ladd is a private securities attorney and has Chaired Securities Law Committees with the D.C. Bar who has advocated and educated Congress and the SEC on the laws and regulations that govern our capital markets. He worked with Congress on provisions that improved Title IV of the JOBS Act, submitted comments to the SEC that were adopted in rulemaking, including exemption from the 12(g) Trigger and Preemption, and has Chaired D.C. Bar Seminars with Members of Congress and the SEC Staff who drafted the Proposing and Final SEC Releases for the Regulation A and D Amendments. Mr. Ladd’s Firm filed an Amicus Curiae Brief on behalf of the National Small Business Association supporting the SEC Regulation A Amendments in recent actions brought by States to void SEC rules that preempt of Regulation A, Tier 2 Offerings from the burden of State registration. (See, Monica J. Lindeen, Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance v. U.S. Securities Commission, No. 15-1149, consolidated with William Galvin, Secretary of Massachusetts v. U.S. Securities Commission, No. 15-1150 (D.C. Cir. May 22, 2015)). Mr. Ladd holds a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, MBA with focus in accounting, finance and portfolio theory, and a JD. He is a Member of the Virginia and D.C. Bars, serves clients nationwide in areas of securities regulation, enforcement and litigation, and works with other speakers present today on groups that work with Congress on matters concerning the laws and regulations that govern our markets.
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