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Northwestern University: David Ruder, Former School of Law Dean, Dies at 90
February 18, 2020
EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 18 -- Northwestern University issued the following news on Feb. 16:

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- Served as SEC chairman, was a leading scholar in corporate and securities law

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David S. Ruder, dean of Northwestern University School of Law from 1977 to 1985 and former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), died February 15. He was 90 years old.

Ruder, a brilliant leader and the William W. Gurley Memo . . .

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