Lead Counsel for Broker in a High-Profile Investigation

June 02, 2017

Lead counsel for broker in a high-profile investigation and enforcement action by a state securities regulator.  The regulator alleged that the broker’s firm sold auction rate securities to a municipality that did not and could not authorize the purchase of such instruments, and that the investment was unsuitable.  The case settled before trial with a minimal fine, no suspension, and no finding of violation of law.  
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