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Earlier this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a major ruling overturning the Chevron doctrine, affording federal agencies less room to interpret the laws they administer and directing courts to rely on their own interpretations of ambiguous laws. The Chevron doctrine, established in 1984, directed courts to defer to an agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute that it administers. The doctrine had long been a cornerstone of modern administrative law. The decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine signals a fundamental shift in courts’ oversight of federal agencies. Will this new interpretative methodology level the playing field or will it create more discrepancies? What will the impact be on the regulatory outlook moving forward and is increased litigation inevitable?  Join this SVDX webinar to discuss the ruling and its implications as we enter a new era of uncertainty in an evolving legal and regulatory landscape.

SPEAKERS

Anne Segrest McCulloch

Anne Segrest McCulloch is executive vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary, at the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. She is responsible for providing legal counsel to the Bank’s management and board of directors, including advising on regulatory matters affecting the development and execution of the Bank’s business strategies, policies, and practices. She also directs and manages the Bank’s legal staff, outside counsel, and the public affairs team. As a seasoned financial services and housing industry executive and regulatory attorney with more than 30 years in the industry, Ms. McCulloch previously served as president and chief executive officer for Housing Partnership Equity Trust, and held senior positions at Fannie Mae, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Resolution Trust Corporation.

Jeffrey H. Wood

Jeffrey H. Wood is a partner with Baker Botts. Drawing from two decades of experience in senior government, in-house corporate, and private law firm roles, Jeff helps clients with federal enforcement, compliance, litigation, permitting, and policy challenges primarily in the energy and environmental fields.  Prior to joining Baker Botts, Mr. Wood served for almost two years as the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD). In that capacity, Mr. Wood led ENRD and its more than 600 attorneys and staff representing EPA, Departments of the Interior, Energy, and Defense, and other agencies in civil and criminal enforcement and defensive environmental, energy, and natural resources litigation.

F. Daniel Siciliano, moderator

Dan Siciliano is a successful technology CEO-founder and entrepreneur, as well as Chairman of the board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and a recognized expert in corporate strategy and governance, capital financial markets, executive compensation, and technological disruption (including fintech, AI and cybersecurity). He is currently Chairman of SVDX, board member of the Latino Corporate Directors Education Foundation, chair-elect of the Council of Federal Home Loan Banks, and a fellow at Stanford University.