Speaker Biographies - Foley & Lardner LLP

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A recognized thought leader on the SEC, the capital
markets, M&A, corporate governance, financial innovation
and regulatory reform, Mr. Daugherty has taught classes
and made presentations at Cornell, Duke, Howard,
Michigan State, Northwestern, Seton Hall and Wayne
State law schools and has been quoted for his insight on
legal topics in publications such as The Wall Street Journal,
The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. He has
published scholarly articles (e.g., "Rethinking the Ban on
General Solicitation" in the Emory Law Journal), coauthored
one book (Securities Arbitration: Practice and
Forms, published by Matthew Bender) and edited another
(Decennial Review of Developments in Business Financing,
published by the ABA). A member of the Supreme Court
Historical Society, he appears on radio, TV and cable
news programs as an expert commentator and lectures
frequently to legal, accounting, business and financial
groups.
Peer Recognition and Awards*
Mr. Daugherty was first selected in 1995 by his peers for
inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®, which currently
lists him in three unique categories: Corporate
Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, and
Securities Law. Also selected for the first and all
subsequent editions of Super Lawyers® for his
achievements in securities and corporate finance, he is
now ranked "AV Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell, having
been ranked "AV" since his first evaluation 20 years ago.
In his home state, Mr. Daugherty was selected as
"Michigan Lawyer of the Year" by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
in 2007. The only corporate lawyer so honored, he was
labeled a "financial wiz" and a "mastermind" for leading
"the largest corporate transaction executed by a Michigan
law firm" that year. According to Chambers USA: America's
Leading Business Lawyers, Mr. Daugherty is "very practical
and business-oriented" and is "top of the class for capital
raising."
Bar Admissions
Mr. Daugherty is admitted to practice law and is a
member in good standing of the bar in New York,
Washington, D.C., North Carolina, Michigan and Illinois.
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