Morrison v. National Australia Bank – Post-Argument SCOTUScast
SCOTUScast 05-04-10 featuring Ronald J. Colombo
SCOTUScast 05-04-10 featuring Ronald J. Colombo
On March 29, 2010, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Morrison v. National Australia Bank. The case concerns the extraterritorial reach of Section 10(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.
To discuss the case, we have Hofstra University School of Law Associate Professor Ronald J. Colombo. Professor Colombo joined a brief in support of the respondent.
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Professor of Law, Hofstra University School of Law
Professor Colombo joined the Hofstra University School of Law faculty in the Fall of 2006. He teaches courses in corporate, securities, and contract law. His research and scholarship focuses primarily on corporate and securities law and, more specifically, the application of non-economic principles and norms to these fields.
Before coming to Hofstra, Professor Colombo served in the Complex Global Litigation Group of Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., as vice president and counsel. In this position, Professor Colombo supervised investigations, litigations, and regulatory inquiries affecting Morgan Stanley's investment banking franchise. Prior to that, Professor Colombo practiced as a litigation associate at the New York office of Sullivan & Cromwell, where, among other things, he represented corporate and banking clients in civil and criminal investigations conducted by the S.E.C., the U.S. Attorney's Office, and the Federal Reserve Bank; in matters before state courts, federal courts, and arbitration panels; and in appeals before the Third Circuit, the D.C. Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. From 2000-2003, Professor Colombo also served on the Committee on Professional and Judicial Ethics of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.