Office of the General Counsel
J. Gordon Seymour, General Counsel
Mr. Seymour joined the PCAOB in February of 2003 as Acting General Counsel, and served in that capacity during 2003 as the Board commenced operations and development of its operating rules. He became General Counsel of the PCAOB in February of 2007. Prior, he served as Deputy General Counsel beginning in January of 2004 and also served as the PCAOB’s Secretary. Prior to joining the PCAOB, he held several positions including Senior Counselor to the General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel for Legislation at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Before joining the SEC, Mr. Seymour practiced at the law firm of Williams & Connolly LLP.
Mr. Seymour earned a B.A., magna cum laude, from Yale College in 1989 and received his law degree, with High Honors, from the University of Chicago in 1993, where he was Topics & Comments Editor of the Law Review. Following law school, he served as law clerk to the Honorable Ralph K. Winter, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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