Securities Regulation and Enforcement Series - When Washington Stops: What the 2025 Shutdown Means for the SEC and Congress Going Forward

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Brief Encounters

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Securities Regulation and Enforcement Series - When Washington Stops: What the 2025 Shutdown Means for the SEC and Congress Going Forward

Brief Encounters

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1 month ago

Securities Regulation and Enforcement Series - When Washington Stops: What the 2025 Shutdown Means for the SEC and Congress Going Forward

In this episode of Season 2, A. Valerie Mirko, Partner at Armstrong Teasdale LLP and leader of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Litigation Practice, joins William Nelson, Director of Public Policy and Associate General Counsel at the Investment Adviser Association, to break down the ripple effects of the unprecedented 2025 government shutdown. The episode was recorded as the 43-day shutdown was nearing its end, during a period of uncertainty about the exact timing of its resolution. In this episode, Valerie and William focus on what the shutdown means for the months ahead. William explores how postponed or cancelled Congressional hearings are slowing momentum on potential legislation, and why we’re unlikely to see any new SEC rule proposals in 2025. Valerie walks through the expected delays to the SEC’s examination and enforcement priorities—typically released by year-end—which now appear more likely to slip into 2026. Together, they unpack why the full impact of the shutdown on policy and rulemaking will take time to fully emerge, and what investment advisers, broker-dealers and public companies should be watching for next.

Past Episodes of this Series:

⁠The SEC’s New Direction: Enforcement and Governance in Focus⁠ (10/22/25)

⁠⁠From Memecoins to Custody: What Firms Need to Know About Crypto⁠⁠ (9/24/25)

⁠⁠⁠Corp Fin in Flux: What the SEC’s Latest Moves Mean for Issuers and Investors⁠⁠⁠ (8/13/25)

⁠⁠⁠⁠AI in the Investment Adviser Industry⁠⁠⁠⁠ (7/16/25)

⁠⁠⁠⁠Harnessing AI: What Attorneys and Financial Industry Professionals Need to Know⁠⁠⁠⁠ (6/18/25)

⁠⁠⁠⁠SEC Leadership, Crypto Policy, and FINRAs Regulatory Refresh⁠⁠⁠⁠ (5/21/25)

⁠⁠⁠⁠New Leadership, New Priorities: Paul Atkins at the SEC⁠⁠⁠⁠ (4/23/25)

⁠⁠⁠⁠How the New Administration and Congress Will Shape the SEC⁠⁠⁠⁠ (3/26/25)

⁠⁠⁠⁠Reflecting on 30 years of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act⁠⁠⁠⁠ (2/26/25)

⁠⁠⁠⁠Insights on SEC Transition and Policy Priorities with Pete Driscoll⁠⁠⁠⁠ (2/5/25)

Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar, its Board of Governors or co-sponsoring Communities and organizations.