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David L. Cavicke is Chief Counsel for Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection and General Counsel to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the 104th Congress, Cavicke was involved in the development and passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, which modified the procedures applicable to federal securities class actions, the National Securities Markets Improvement Act, which preempted state regulatory authority over national securities offerings, and the Bliley SEC Fee reduction agreement which reduced fees paid by issuers of securities by approximately $1 billion over ten years.
In the 105th Congress, Cavicke was instrumental in developing the Common Cents Stock Pricing Act of 1997 to bring competitive decimal prices to the stock exchanges. He also led the Committee efforts with repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act and the Securities Litigation Reform Uniform Standards legislation, which preempts state jurisdiction over securities class action lawsuits.
In the 106th Congress, Cavicke was lead counsel for the Gramm-Leach Biliey Act, which repealed the Glass-Steagall Act, the Bond Price Competition Improvement Act and E-Sign, Chairman Bliley's initiative on digital signatures.
In the 107th Congress Cavicke led Congressional investigations into financial fraud at Enron and Andersen.
In the 108th Congress, Cavicke has worked on accounting standards legislation, anti-spam legislation, which became the CAN SPAM Act and the Committee's e-commerce agenda.
In the 109th Congress, Cavicke has responsibility for privacy and consumer protection legislation, including H.R. 29 The Bono-Towns anti Spyware Act and legislation regarding the protection of consumer's data. He is changed with developing data security legislation. He is also the Chief Legal Officer of the Committee.
Previously, Cavicke worked at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in New York City. While at Milbank, Cavicke specialized in banking and securities transactions. He ran the firm's Mentor program, in which attorneys volunteered their time to teach in Brooklyn public schools.
He is a balding former thirty-something with a good sense of humor.