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New York, NY 10004 US

Tel: 212-574-1223

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Gary J. Wolfe

Partner

Publications

Date	Title
June 28, 2010	Memorandum on the Gulf Oil Spill Liability Questions Linger in the Gulf
June 1, 2010	Activist Investor Report U.S. Senate Approves Wall Street Reform Bill
May 7, 2010	Activist Investor Report
April 8, 2010	Client Alert re Proposed Iran Sanctions
February 26, 2010	Memorandum regarding SEC Adoption of Alternative Uptick Rule
January 2010	Business Transactions Group - 2009 Year in Review
October 16, 2009	Memorandum Regarding The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., vs. Jaldhi Overseas PTE Ltd. Opinion
July 30, 2009	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Issues Final Rule to Curb Naked Short Selling As Temporary Rule Expires
July 20, 2009	Seward & Kissel LLP memorandum regarding ISDA restructuring supplement and "Small Bang" protocol.
June 5, 2009	An Introduction to the Proxy Solicitation Process
May 29, 2009	Private Funds and Capital Markets Bulletin
May 11, 2009	Seward & Kissel LLP Memorandum Regarding Recent Developments in Director Fiduciary Duties
April 20, 2009	Seward & Kissel LLP Memorandum Regarding the SEC's Proposal to Reconstitute the "Uptick Rule" and Other Restrictions on Short Selling
February 3, 2009	Capital Markets Bulletin Regarding the SEC's Clarification of Conditions for Use of WKSI Shelf Registration After Loss of WKSI Status
January 2009	Business Transactions Group Year-in-Review 2008 James Abbott, Greg Cioffi, Peter Pront, John Ashmead, Paul Clark, Lawrence Rutkowski, Derick Betts, James Hancock, Craig Sklar, Ronald Cima, Craig Hickernell, Gary Wolfe, Robert Lustrin
January 1, 2009	Partner Gary Wolfe wrote an article entitled "Public Companies and Unrealistic Shareholders - How to Survive 50% Yields." The article was published in Volume 25 of Marine Money International, the magazine's "Survival Guide" issue, and discusses the trend of unusually high yields at which the full and high dividend payout companies are trading in today's economy.
December 15, 2008	Seward & Kissel Named 2008 Middle-Market M&A Law Firm of the Year by M&A Advisor
October 17, 2008	Seward & Kissel memorandum regarding the SEC's issuance of rules to curb naked short selling.
October 15, 2008	Capital Markets Bulletin re: recent amendments to SEC Rule 12g3-2(b).
October 2, 2008	SEC Emergency Order On Short Selling
September 26, 2008	Seward & Kissel Memorandum Re: SEC's Clarification of the Naked Short Selling Rule.
September 19, 2008	SEC Issues Emergency Order Prohibiting Short Sales of Financial Companies' Securities.
September 19, 2008	Memorandum regarding the SEC's emergency order requiring the disclosure of short sales of certain publicly traded securities.
September 17, 2008	September 2008 Private Funds and Capital Markets Bulletin September 2008 edition of the Private Funds and Capital Markets Bulletin including an article on the SEC's new rule to curb naked short selling.
September 3, 2008	September 2008 Capital Markets Bulletin SEC Votes to Approve Changes to Certain Rules Relating to Foreign Private Issuers.
August 13, 2008	August 2008 Capital Markets Bulletin
July 21, 2008	SEC Amends Emergency Order
July 16, 2008	SEC Issues Emergency Order Affecting Short Sales of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Specified Bank Securities.
March 1, 2008	Capital Markets Bulletin
February 19, 2008	Client Alert with Respect to Revised Rule 144 and a Chart Summarizing the New Rule. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, James Abbott, Craig Sklar, Robert Chender, Kathleen Clarke
January 1, 2008	Capital Markets Bulletin Gary Wolfe, Robert Lustrin
January 2008	Business Transactions Group Year-in-Review 2007 James Abbott, Craig Sklar, Gary Wolfe, Lawrence Rutkowski, Derick Betts, John Ashmead, Robert Lustrin, Paul Clark, Peter Pront, James Hancock, Craig Hickernell, Greg Cioffi
December 1, 2007	Capital Markets Bulletin Gary Wolfe, Robert Lustrin
September 1, 2007	Capital Markets Bulletin Gary Wolfe, Robert Lustrin
April 24, 2007	Client Memorandum: Private Fund Manager IPOs. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
January 16, 2007	Client Memorandum: SEC's Accredited Investor and Anti-fraud Proposals. A memorandum summarizing the SEC's rule proposals relating to a new accredited natural person standard and a new anti-fraud standard. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
August 24, 2006	Client Memorandum: Court Vacates Hedge Fund Adviser Registration Rule. A memorandum discussing the US Court of Appeals case overturning the hedge fund adviser registration rule. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
August 4, 2006	Client Memorandum: SEC Issues Final Soft Dollars Interpretive Release. A memorandum summarizing the SEC's final interpretive release relating to the soft dollars safe harbor under Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
June 22, 2006	Client Memorandum: Foreign Account Reporting Requirements. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
June 8, 2006	Client Memorandum: SEC issues letter re 25% control needed to be a "principal". A No action letter issued by the SEC to a client of Seward & Kissel in which the SEC stated that 25% or more ownership by controlling persons is needed in a "principal transaction." John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
April 10, 2006	Client Memorandum: Changes to New York Publication Law. A memorandum summarizing changes and proposed changes to the New York publication rules applicable to limited partnerships and limited liability companies formed or qualified to do business in New York. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
March 7, 2006	Client Memorandum: SEC's CCO Outreach Seminar. A memorandum summarizing the SEC's CCO Outreach seminar, which discussed various issues pertinent to chief compliance officers for registered investment advisers. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
March 6, 2006	Client Memorandum: Annual Compliance Reviews for Advisers. A memorandum discussing the requirement that SEC-registered investment advisers conduct an annual compliance review. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
August 25, 2005	Client Memorandum: Amendments to QPAM Criteria. S. John Ryan, John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
March 16, 2005	Client Memorandum: CFTC Financial Filings Reminder. A memorandum relating to certain financial filing obligations for commodity pool operators. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
January 13, 2005	Client Memorandum: Implementation of the February 10, 2005 Requirements - Hedge Fund Adviser Registration Rule and Related Rule Changes. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
January 7, 2004	Client Memorandum: Passage of New Issues Rule. A Memorandum discussing changes passed by the NASD concerning the allocation of initial equity offerings. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
December 22, 2003	Client Memorandum: Compliance Programs for Registered Investment Advisers. A memorandum summarizing the SEC rule requiring all SEC-registered investment advisers to establish a compliance program. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
October 3, 2003	SEC Staff Report on Hedge Funds. A summary of the Report issued by the SEC's Division of Investment Management making certain recommendations to the SEC based on the SEC Roundtable. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
October 3, 2003	Client Memorandum: Custody Rule for Registered Investment Advisers. A memorandum describing the amended custody rule and its applicability to SEC registered investment advisers. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
September 10, 2003	Client Memorandum: CFTC Registration Relief Rules. A memorandum relating to the rules adopted by the CFTC which, among other things, provide registration relief for CPOs and CTAs in certain cases. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
May 14, 2003	SEC Hedge Fund Roundtable Synopsis. A summary of the series of panels discussing various issues relating to the hedge fund industry. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
April 1, 2003	Structured Finance Report, Spring 2003/Volume 1 Update Derick Betts, Mark Brody, Greg Cioffi, Paul Clark, Ronald Cohen, Kalyan Das, James Hancock, Craig Hickernell, Robert Lustrin, Anthony Nuland, Hadley Roe, Lawrence Rutkowski, Andrew Silverstein, Jeffrey Silverstein, Robert Walder, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke
April 1, 2003	Structured Finance Report, Spring 2003/Volume 1 Derick Betts, Mark Brody, Greg Cioffi, Paul Clark, Ronald Cohen, Kalyan Das, James Hancock, Craig Hickernell, Robert Lustrin, Anthony Nuland, Hadley Roe, Lawrence Rutkowski, Andrew Silverstein, Jeffrey Silverstein, Robert Walder, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke Commercial Paper Conduits and CDOs Under Assault From FIN 46 Sarbanes-Oxley Act Final Tax Shelter Rules Case Study: Conseco Bankruptcy Proceedings Create Additional Uncertainty in the Securitization Market The Impact of FIN 46 on the Application of Rule 2A-7 of the Investment Company Act Heads Up: Relation Back of Precautionary Filings Made Under the UCC Recent Noteworthy Transactions
August 15, 2002	Client Memorandum: Reporting Obligations Under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, August 15, 2002. A memorandum on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirement that insiders must generally report changes in ownership by the second business day following the transaction. John Cleary, Maureen Hurley, Robert Lustrin, Paul Miller, Steven Nadel, Anthony Nuland, Patricia Poglinco, John Rigney, John Tavss, Robert Van Grover, Gary Wolfe, Kathleen Clarke

Education

J.D., Yale Law School, 1975
A.B., Cornell University, 1971

Bar Admissions

New York