The popular view may hold that companies and regulators are on opposing sides of most issues, but their interests really are not all that different, says Sean X. McKessy.
“The idea that regulators and regulated entities are somewhat at loggerheads is a little overstated,” says the whistleblower attorney, who is a partner at law firm Phillips & Cohen. In fact, both sides have a vested interest in combatting fraud and facilitating capital formation. Both sides want to see investors emerge as the winners in capital markets.
