Federal Shutdown’s Slowing of U.S. Agency Operations Likely to Continue After Funding Resumes

David Fredrickson’s comments appeared in a Law.com story about the government shutdown’s impact on the legal industry. David’s commentary centered on the federal government’s shutdown of the Securities and Exchange Commission and its effect on the practice of law.

Some of the agency’s critical functions, such as investigations, are all on hold, David said. Staff “will have to come back and pick up the pieces and figure out how to make up lost time and move as quickly as possible," he concluded.