Thomas Bisset, a member of Sutherland’s Financial Services Practice Group, counsels financial institutions, in particular investment companies, insurance companies and banks on a wide variety of corporate and securities law matters. His practice focuses on investment management, including investment company, investment adviser and variable insurance product regulatory matters.

Previously, Thomas served as a Senior Counsel in the Office of Insurance Products in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Investment Management, where he worked on a wide variety of Division activities including disclosure review, exemptive applications and no-action letters, rulemaking and investment company examinations. He also served for two years as a staff attorney in the SEC’s Division of Market Regulation. During his tenure with the SEC, Thomas participated in several significant SEC projects, including the October 1987 Market Break Study. He has extensive experience in all aspects of the SEC’s inspections and examination programs.