Securities arbitration has become the most often used method of resolving disputes in the securities industry. Since the late 1970’s, FINRA and its predecessors have required brokerage firms and stock brokers into securities arbitration to resolve their disputes with each other, and with their customers. That requirement led to brokerage […]
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Overview of the Securities Arbitration Process
Securities Arbitration is not like any other proceeding Nationally known securities attorney Mark Astarita has represented broker-dealers, investment advisers, hedge funds, investment partnerships, individual brokers and investors, across the country for over 30 years in well over 700 securities arbitrations. To find out if he can help you with your […]
The Firm’s Lawyer or Your Own Lawyer?
Should you and the firm use the same lawyer in a customer dispute? Recent disputes change the landscape. By Mark J. Astarita, Esq. A repeating question at my web site comes from brokers who are named in an arbitration proceeding by a customer, and whose firm offers to provide […]
Finders Explained – Be Careful
A question I am often asked is what is the definition of a finder, or questions that lead to that question. The issue arises when an unregistered person or entity introduces investors to an issuer, and seeks to obtain payment based on the investment made by the investor. The […]
Federal Securities Law, a Securities Lawyer Guide
The SEC, FINRA, the States, and much more Mark J. Astarita is a nationally known securities attorney with over 30 years of experience representing investors and financial professionals across the country in regulatory investigations, arbitration and litigation. If you have a securities law question, call 212-509-6544 Introduction The history of […]
Introduction to State Securities (Blue Sky) Laws
Mark Astarita, Esq. is a nationally recognized securities attorney who represents investors, financial professionals, issuers and financial firms in a wide variety of matters involving federal and state securities laws. He can be reached at mja@sallahlaw.com. The state securities laws and the regulatory scheme has not changed much since 2001 […]
Expungement of Customer Complaints
You can remove derogatory reports from your CRD Report. Call 212-509-6544 to discuss the process with a securities law attorney. The problems associated with FINRA‘s CRD Disclosure System are well known to visitors to SECLaw.com, as we have written about the issue a number of times. The concept of disclosing […]
Guide to Broker-Dealer Registration
By Mark J. Astarita, Esq. The following article has been adopted from an article distributed by the SEC’s Division of Market Regulation. The article was originally posted in December 2005. It’s last update by securities attorney Mark Astarita, for SECLaw.com was in September 2006 Table of Contents Introduction Who Is […]