Background
Wheat, Francis M. was born on February 4, 1921.
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Francis M. Wheat
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Pomona College (Bachelor of Arts, 1942). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1948).
Career
Worked at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Limited Liability Partnership (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice, State and Federal Courts. Antitrust Law. Specialized Criminal Defense. General Corporation, Securities, Administrative, Labor and Employment, Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust, International Business, Entertainment, Commercial, Insolvency, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas, Environmental Energy, Municipal and Public Utility Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1949, California.
Phi Beta Kappa. Commissioner, United States Securities and Exchange Commission, 1964-1969. Vice President, Board of Trustees, Pomona College, 1973-1993.
Member, Board of Governors, National Association of Securities Dealers, 1973-1976. Member, Legal Advisory Committee, New York Stock Exchange, 1982-1987.
Member: Los Angeles County (President, 1975-1976) and American Bar Associations.
Chancery Club. American Law Institute. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Limited Liability Partnership, originating in Los Angeles, has been providing legal services to clients since 1890.
Today, the firm has grown to one of the largest law firms in the world with approximately 600 active attorneys in 15 offices situated in most of the world"s important business centers.
The firm has experts in virtually every area of the law, particularly those which relate to commercial transactions and disputes, and has more effective geographical coverage in the United States than any other major firm. The firm"s lawyers and staff are dedicated to providing quality service on a timely and cost effective basis.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Board of Governors, National Association of Securities Dealers, 1973-1976. Member, Legal Advisory Committee, New York Stock Exchange, 1982-1987. Member: Los Angeles County (President, 1975-1976) and American Bar Associations.
Chancery Club.
American Law Institute.
