Holland & Knight's Mitchell E. Herr Appointed Vice Chair of the American Bar Association's Corporate Governance Subcommittee
August 13, 2008
Mitchell E. Herr- Miami
MIAMI – Mitchell E. Herr, a partner in Holland & Knight's South Florida Litigation Practice Group, has been appointed a vice chair of the Corporate Governance Subcommittee of the American Bar Association's (ABA) Corporate Counsel Committee within the Business Law Section. He will serve a three-year term ending in 2011, at which time he will become co-chair of the subcommittee.
The Corporate Governance Subcommittee monitors developments in corporate governance and promotes dialogue within the ABA, interested groups and individuals throughout the world on corporate governance issues. In addition, members prepare reports and articles for inclusion in section publications and present programs at ABA meetings.
Herr exclusively concentrates his practice in securities litigation, primarily the defense of SEC enforcement matters, securities class actions and internal corporate investigations. He has handled numerous SEC enforcement matters and internal corporate investigations. Herr has represented public companies, broker-dealers, registered investment advisers and associated persons, municipal issuers and bond counsel, accountants, and others concerning a variety of subjects, including revenue recognition, disclosure of insurance broker compensation arrangements, loss reserves, aged and obsolescent inventory, insider trading, tax-exempt status of municipal bond, secondary liability for contra-party accounting treatment, mutual fund market timing, prime bank investments, and unregistered offerings.
Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Herr served for more than five years as the chief trial counsel for the SEC’s Southeast Regional Office where he was responsible for the SEC’s litigation in eight states and two territories.
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