Find Lawyers in Texas, United States for Securities Regulation
Practice Area Overview
Clients also need advice in investigations and enforcement actions concerning possible violations of the securities laws. These investigations may be conducted by the SEC, by state securities commissions or attorneys general, FINRA and other self-regulatory organizations (including, for accounting firms, the PCAOB), and federal or state criminal prosecutors. Securities regulatory lawyers may represent individuals or entities in these inquiries, and must often coordinate with other law firms in industry-wide investigations. Securities regulatory lawyers conduct internal investigations for companies or their boards of directors as well as regulatory entities, including individual, class, and derivative actions, and in arbitrations before FINRA, JAMS, AAA, and international arbitration forums.
Securities regulatory lawyers must understand the relevant legal and regulatory issues and the different products and services subject to securities regulation. These products and services include common and preferred stock; corporate, government, agency, municipal and convertible bonds; open-end and closed-end mutual funds; exchange-traded funds and notes; structured products; asset-backed securities; private funds; separately managed accounts; variable annuities; 529 plans; warrants; options; futures; swaps; commodity pools; bank collective trust funds; and insurance separate accounts. Securities regulatory lawyers also must understand the roles of floor-based and electronic exchanges, dark pool and other alternative trading systems, over-the-counter, "upstairs" and private placement markets, the clearance and settlement utilities, and the rules relating to all of these markets. Securities regulatory lawyers must understand how to conduct cross-border transactions consistent with the laws and regulations of the relevant jurisdictions. Finally, securities regulatory lawyers must stay current on legal, regulatory, and enforcement developments of the SEC, CFTC, FINRA, MSRB, PCAOB, the securities and futures exchanges, the states, and, post-Dodd-Frank, the Federal Reserve Board, FSOC, and other banking regulators.
Leveraging my experience as a former Regional Trial Counsel for the U.S. SEC's Los Angeles Regional Office, I now focus my private practice on regulatory compliance, investigations, and dispute resolution. I advise clients on compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act, AML statutes, OFAC, and other anti-corruption laws, regulations, and sanctions worldwide. I conduct risk assessments and then design, implement, execute and monitor global anti-corruption compliance p...
Albert O. "Chip" Saulsbury’s practice primarily focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, and general corporate matters. Chip frequently represents private equity funds in acquisitions of portfolio companies, add-on acquisitions, other direct equity and debt investments, and exits or divestitures from these various investments. Chip also represents family investment offices and individuals in investments in private equity funds, hedge funds, and other direc...
Thaddeus E. Chase Jr. represents clients in a wide range of corporate matters, mainly regarding buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions for public and private companies. His experience includes advising clients in a variety of industries, including healthcare, technology and consumer products, with respect to mergers and acquisitions, internal restructurings, divestitures, corporate carve-outs, debt and equity investments, securities offerings and other general corporate governance ma...
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