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Division of Corporation Finance

Key Telephone Numbers and E-Mail Addresses

Office of the Director

Name and Title Telephone Number
John W. White
     Director
(202) 551-3110
Brian Breheny
     Deputy Director (Legal and Regulatory)
(202) 551-3120
Shelley Parratt
     Deputy Director (Disclosure Operations)
(202) 551-3130
Paul Belvin
     Associate Director (Disclosure Operations)
(202) 551-3150
James Daly
     Associate Director (Disclosure Operations)
(202) 551-3140
Paula Dubberly
     Associate Director (Legal)
(202) 551-3180
Mauri Osheroff
     Associate Director (Regulatory Policy)
(202) 551-3190
Barry Summer
     Associate Director (Disclosure Operations)
(202) 551-3160
Thomas Kim
     Associate Director (Chief Counsel)
(202) 551-3500
Wayne Carnall
     Associate Director (Chief Accountant)
(202) 551-3400

Assistant Director Offices

Office / Name and Title Telephone Number
Health Care and Insurance
     Jeffrey Riedler, Assistant Director
(202) 551-3710
Consumer Products
     H. Christopher Owings, Assistant Director
(202) 551-3720
Computers and On Line Services
     Barbara Jacobs, Assistant Director
(202) 551-3730
Natural Resources and Food
     H. Roger Schwall, Assistant Director
(202) 551-3740
Structured Finance, Transportation and Leisure
     Max Webb, Assistant Director
(202) 551-3750
Manufacturing and Construction
     Pamela Long, Assistant Director
(202) 551-3760
Financial Services
     Todd Schiffman, Assistant Director
(202) 551-3770
Real Estate and Business Services
     Karen Garnett, Assistant Director
(202) 551-3780
Beverages, Apparel and Health Care Services
     John Reynolds, Assistant Director
(202) 551-3790
Electronics and Machinery
     Peggy Fisher, Assistant Director
(202) 551-3800
Telecommunications
     Larry Spirgel, Assistant Director
(202) 551-3810

Disclosure Support Offices

Office / Name and Title Telephone Number
Office of Chief Counsel
     Thomas Kim, Chief Counsel
(202) 551-3500
The Office of Chief Counsel answers legal questions regarding all of the other provisions of the federal securities laws that the Division of Corporation Finance administers not covered by the other Division Offices discussed below.
Office of Rulemaking
     Elizabeth Murphy, Chief
(202) 551-3430
The Office of Rulemaking answers questions about rulemaking involving the Division of Corporation Finance.
Office of Mergers and Acquisitions
     Michele Anderson, Chief
(202) 551-3440
The Office of Mergers and Acquisitions answers questions regarding disclosure and other issues arising in merger and acquisition transactions, including proxy contests, exchange offers, tender offers, going private transactions, beneficial ownership reporting under the Williams Act, and other similar issues.
Office of International Corporate Finance
     Paul Dudek, Chief
(202) 551-3450
The Office of International Corporate Finance answers questions on Securities Act Regulation S and offshore offerings, Securities Act Rule 144A, American depositary receipts, Exchange Act Rule 12g3-2(b) exemptions, and foreign issuer matters generally.
Office of Small Business Policy
     Gerald Laporte, Chief
(202) 551-3460
The Office of Small Business Policy answers questions on disclosure and other issues relating to "small business issuers", limited, private, and intrastate offerings of securities, and offerings of securities by shell companies and blank check companies.
Office of Chief Accountant
     Wayne Carnall, Chief Accountant
(202) 551-3400
The Office of Chief Accountant answers questions regarding financial reporting and related issues.
Office of Enforcement Liaison
     Mary Kosterlitz, Chief
(202) 551-3420
The Office of Enforcement Liaison coordinates matters between the Division of Corporation Finance and the Division of Enforcement.
Office of Disclosure Support
     Patti Dennis, Chief
(202) 551-3565
Office of Disclosure Support is responsible for administering the Division's document control and records management programs.
Office of Global Security Risk
     Cecilia Blye, Chief
(202) 551-3470
The Office of Global Security Risk answers questions concerning disclosure of material information regarding global security risk-related issues. For further information on the Office of Global Security Risk, click here.
Office of Information Technology
     Cecile Peters, Chief
(202) 551-3600
Office of Information Technology answers general EDGAR questions about Securities Act and Exchange Act filings the Division processes.

E-Mail Addresses

cfletters@sec.gov
This mailbox may be used to send requests for interpretive or no-action letters to the Division of Corporation Finance. This mailbox also may be used for other correspondence, including questions. Remember that your e-mail is not confidential, and others may intercept and read your e-mail. The letters and questions should include the telephone number of the requestor. These letters will be processed by the staff in the same manner as requests submitted in paper. Questions will be processed by the staff in the same manner as telephone calls.

dcaoletters@sec.gov
This mailbox may be used to send requests for interpretations, accommodations or waivers of financial reporting and disclosure requirements to the Division of Corporation Finance’s Office of Chief Accountant. Remember that your e-mail is not confidential, and others may intercept and read your e-mail. In order to facilitate proper routing, please include in the body of the e-mail: company name, date of letter, correspondent’s name, CIK number, Assistant Director Office No., and file number. Correspondence must be attached to the e-mail as a pdf file. Letters will be processed by the staff in the same manner as requests submitted in paper.

smallbusiness@sec.gov
Use this electronic mailbox to ask questions and submit comments on the SEC’s rules and programs affecting small businesses and private equity securities offerings, including venture capital financings. Included among these rules and programs are:

  • Regulation D (Rules 504, 505 and 506), Section 3(a)(11) and Rule 147, which provide exemptions for limited securities offerings from the requirement that all securities offerings be registered with the SEC;
     
  • Regulation S-B, which contains special rules designed to ease the legal and accounting burdens of smaller public companies that file registration statements and periodic reports with the SEC;
     
  • Regulation A, which provides a simplified "registration-like" procedure for securities offerings not exceeding $5 million;
     
  • Rule 701, which accommodates private companies that wish to grant stock options and other equity incentive compensation to employees; and
     
  • the SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation, a conference held annually in September.

You may also use this mailbox to seek information on the relationship between the federal and state securities law regulatory systems. You should include your telephone number in all messages sent to this mailbox.

This mailbox should not be used to submit requests for interpretative or “no-action” letters or policy advice in areas other than those set forth immediately above. Such requests should be sent in traditional written form or by e-mail and addressed to the Chief Counsel of the appropriate SEC division — Corporation Finance, Market Regulation or Investment Management — depending upon the nature of the specific matter involved.

rule-comments@sec.gov
You may submit comments on proposed rules either in writing, as explained on the first page of each rule proposal, or via e-mail. Proposed rules can be found on the SEC Proposed Rules page of the SEC website. Comments on proposed rules received either electronically or in writing will be made available to the public.

webtech@sec.gov
Questions about the EDGAR System and the EDGAR materials available on the EDGAR site may be directed to this address.

 

http://www.sec.gov/divisions/corpfin/cfcontact.shtml

Modified: 07/29/2008