Suing the SEC

This online public lecture will be delivered by Amanda Rose, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Law, Vanderbilt Law School and Research member of ECGI titled: “Suing the SEC".

The SEC is being sued far more often than it once was—and over more than just new rules. What explains this change? Professor Amanda Rose turns the standard question on its head, asking why an agency with such extensive practical power over the capital markets has faced so little legal resistance for so long. Drawing on law and economics theories, she examines how changes in judicial doctrine, political polarization, private capital markets, industry organization, and the economics of litigation have made challenging the SEC increasingly attractive. Her analysis offers a new account of the SEC’s recent legal troubles, raising important questions about the agency’s power, regulatory methods, and ultimately its future.

This lecture will be moderated by Matt Turk, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.

Lecture date and time: Thursday, 1 October 2026 | 12:00 – 13:00 EDT (18:00 – 19:00 CEST)

The public lecture series is organised by the Kelley School of Business Institute for Corporate Governance (ICG+E), in partnership with Ethical Systems and ECGI.