John A. Wells

John A. Wells
Born 20th century
Alma mater B.A. Wesleyan (1932)
Occupation Corporate lawyer

Jack A. Wells (born 20th century) was an American corporate lawyer at the New York City, New York-based law firm Royall, Koegel & Wells, a firm that later became Rogers & Wells.

In 1972, William J. Casey, chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, appointed him to an SEC committee to review and evaluate the commission's enforcement policies and practices. Casey appointed him[1] because he was not a securities lawyer and asked him to be the chairman of the committee, and thus began what we now know as the "Wells Committee".[2]

In 1977, Wells represented the airline Air France in its lawsuit against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in trying to get the rights for Concorde flights into New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Remarks at the Eighth Annual A. A. Sommer, Jr. Corporate, Securities and Financial Law Lecture by SEC Commissioner Paul S. Atkins (October 9, 2007)".
  2. ↑ "June 1, 1972 Report of the SEC Advisory Committee on Enforcement Policies and Practices (Wells Committee Report)" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "British Airways Board v. Port Authority of N.Y. and N.J. et al. (558 F.2d 75)".


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