One of the ‘Great Old Men’ of the SEC Dies at 98

Irving Pollack, who served as the first director of enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission — the branch that has often defined the agency to the public eye — has passed away. He was 98.

Pollack died in his home in Rockville, Maryland on July 1.

According to a statement by SEC Chair Mary Jo White, he worked at several positions within the agency over 34 years including the general counsel’s office, as a commissioner and, in 1972, as the first chair of enforcement in 1972.

“Irv was one of the Great Old Men of the SEC,” John Coffee told Big Law Business via ...