James Moloney, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
James Moloney is a partner in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where he focuses on securities, M&A, friendly and hostile tender offers, proxy contests, going-private transactions, and general corporate matters. He serves as Co-Chair of the firm's Corporate Governance and Securities Regulation Practice Group and as Chair of the Proxy Statements and Business Combinations Subcommittee of the Federal Regulation of Securities Section of the American Bar Association. Previously, he was with the SEC for six years, his last three as Special Counsel in the Office of Mergers & Acquisitions in the Division of Corporation Finance. In addition, he was the principal draftsman of Regulation M-A, a comprehensive set of rules relating to takeovers and shareholder communications that was adopted by the Commission in October 1999. He earned his LL.M. in Securities Regulation from Georgetown University and his J.D. cum laude from Pepperdine University in 1994 where he was an editor of The Pepperdine Law Review. He received his B.S. degree in business administration from Boston University in 1989. Mr. Moloney is a member of the California Bar and serves on the advisory board to the Center for Corporate Reporting and Corporate Governance at the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at California State University − Fullerton.

Annemarie Tierney, SecondMarket, Inc.
Annemarie Tierney is the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of SecondMarket Holdings, Inc. She and her team handle the firm's legal and broker dealer compliance functions. Ms. Tierney's prior experience includes positions at NYFIX, Inc. (General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, 2008 to 2010), NYSE Euronext (Assistant General Counsel, 2002 to 2008), Skadden Arps Slate Meagher and Flom, LLP (Senior Associate, London and New York, 1996 to 2002), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (Special Counsel, Office of International Corporation Finance, Division of Corporation Finance, 1990 to 1996). Ms. Tierney earned her J.D. from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America, and her BS (Finance) and B.A. (International Relations) from the University of Delaware.

Thomas Newkirk, Jenner & Block, LLP
Thomas C. Newkirk is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Jenner & Block, LLP, where he is the Co-Chair of the firm’s Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice. He represents companies and their leaders in confidential investigations related to such issues as accounting, disclosure, insider trading, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He also counsels corporate boards and board committees with respect to corporate governance and compliance and defends private class and derivative securities actions. Before joining the Firm in 2004, Mr. Newkirk spent 19 years as a senior official with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. For the last 11 of those years, he was an Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement, and led the investigations of some of SEC’s most significant cases. During his government service, Mr. Newkirk received numerous accolades, including two Presidential Meritorious Executive Awards, the SEC Chairman’s Award for Excellence, the SEC’s Law and Policy Award, and the SEC’s Distinguished Service Award, among others. He currently serves on the Executive Council of the Federal Bar Association’s Securities Law Committee. Mr. Newkirk writes and lectures frequently on SEC enforcement matters. Mr. Newkirk earned his L.L.B. with distinction from Cornell University Law School, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and an Editor of the Cornell Law Review. He also earned his B.A. from Cornell University. Mr. Newkirk is a member of the California and District of Columbia Bars.