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American lawyer (born 1948)
Brian Cartwright
Born1948 (age 75–76)
EducationYale University
University of Chicago
Harvard University
Occupation(s)Lawyer
Former astrophysicist
Known forSEC General Counsel 2006 - 2009

Brian G. Cartwright (born 1948) is an American lawyer and former astrophysicist. From 2006 to 2009, he was general counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission of the USA.

Career

On January 3, 2006, the SEC Commission Chair Christopher Cox officially appointed ex-Latham & Watkins partner Brian G. Cartwright as its top lawyer, replacing Giovanni Prezioso. In 2008 Cartwright announced he was leaving the SEC.

Cartwright holds a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, where he was president of the Harvard Law Review and winner of the Sears Prize, given every year to the first and second-year students with the highest grade point averages. He served as law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor from 1981 to 1982.

Before becoming a lawyer, Cartwright was an astrophysicist graduating from Yale University. He earned a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago and worked as a research physicist at the University of California at Berkeley's space sciences laboratory. He published numerous articles in scholarly journals including the Astrophysical Journal.

Personal life

Brian Cartwright is married with three sons.

See also

References

  1. Qualters, Sheri (January 26, 2009). "SEC Taps Deputy GC as Acting GC". National Law Journal.
  2. "SEC press release". Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  3. Solomon, Deborah; Scannell, Kara (7 December 2005). "SEC Chief to Name Ex-Colleague To Top Legal Job". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  4. ^ Peterson, Jonathan (2006-01-03). "Lawyer in L.A. Seen as Pick for SEC Post". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  5. "Brian Cartwright Named SEC General Counsel; 2006-1; Jan. 3, 2006". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  6. "General Counsel Brian Cartwright Leaving SEC to Return to Private Sector (Press Release No. 2008-277; November 20, 2008". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  7. ^ Burns, Judith (4 January 2006). "SEC Names Brian Cartwright Its New General Counsel". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  8. Brian G. Cartwright, "The Origin of Fluorine, Sodium and Aluminum in the Galactic Cosmic Radiation", Astrophys. J., 169, 299, 1971.
  9. "Law Blog Recommendation". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  10. "Copy of LA Times article". 2007-02-12. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
Preceded byGiovanni Prezioso SEC General Counsel
2006–2009 		Succeeded byAndy Vollmer (acting)
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