Joseph McLaughlin is a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, and previously was General Counsel at Goldman Sachs & Co. A graduate of Columbia Law School and Columbia College, he specializes in domestic and international public offerings and private placements. Mr. McLaughlin has been active in numerous securities industry committees including the Federal Regulation Committee of the Securities Industry Association, the Corporate Financing Committee of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., and the Legal Advisory Committee of the New York Stock Exchange.