John Filar Atwood

John Filar Atwood is the Managing Editor, Securities & Antitrust on the Content Development team at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. He has been with the company since 1985. A contributor to Securities Regulation Daily, he has written and edited securities-related publications for more than 35 years. His areas of expertise include initial public offerings, SEC no-action letters, registration statements and other SEC filings, SEC rulemaking, and international regulatory developments. John serves as editor of SEC Filings Insight, International Securities and Financial Reporting Update, PCAOB Reporter, SEC No-Action Letter Weekly, and Hedge Funds and Private Equity Risk Management and Regulatory Update. He writes a weekly update for IPO Vital Signs entitled IPO Week. John has also contributed to publications focused on the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act, immigration law, and government ethics. John has an undergraduate degree in English from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.