David Harms (Partner since 1/1/92, Of Counsel since 1/1/18) advises clients on securities and corporate law matters, including SEC disclosure requirements, corporate governance, capital markets transactions, trading activities and broker-dealer regulation. He was formerly co-head of S&C’s General Practice Group, co-coordinator of the Firm’s securities finance practice and coordinator of its broker-dealer regulation practice.
Mr. Harms served as co-chairman of the Annual Institute of Securities Regulation, sponsored by the Practising Law Institute, from 2003-2007. Before joining the Firm, Mr. Harms clerked for Judge Edward Weinfeld in the Southern District of New York and served as editor-in-chief of the NYU Law Review. He is currently an adjunct professor at NYU Law School, where he teaches professional responsibility.