Author: Philip C. Meyer

William M. Isaac is Chairman of LECG Global Financial Services and one of the world”s foremost authorities on bank regulation. He served as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpor-ation (FDIC) during the banking and S&L crises of the 1980s, when some 3, 000 banks and thrifts failed, including nine of the ten largest Texas banks as well as Continental Illinois, the nation”s seventh largest bank. Isaac writes frequently for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Forbes, the Washington Post, American Banker, and other leading publications; testifies before Congress; makes regular appearances on leading television and radio programs; and is a contributor to CNBC.