'Here's Johnny!': Carnacing the Future of SEC's Preemption Overreach

In this article, Stewart reviews the rules and regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to govern attorney conduct in response to congress’s passing the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation in 2002, and juxtaposes those rules and regulations with conflicting ethical standards enacted by the states. He then, based upon a recent decision of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, predicts the likely outcome of preemption litigation that will one day ensue as a result of the conflict.