California Securities Fraud Attorney
For good or ill, the term "insider trading" is a commonplace in the securities industry. While transactions involving stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, real estate, derivatives and other financial instruments are heavily regulated, there are times when the line between seeking a legal competitive advantage and illegally gaming the system is razor thin.
I am Jonathan Schwartz, a veteran securities attorney in Marina del Rey, California. For more than 30 years, I have worked as an independent securities attorney representing both investors and stockbrokers in enforcement activity in which disciplinary action and/or monetary compensation is sought.
I represent clients in cases involving insider trading and these and other potential securities regulatory issues:
- Market manipulation
- Requirements to buy and sell stock
- "Pump-and-dump" schemes
- Pyramid schemes/Ponzi schemes
- Trading suspension
For more information about my practice, call me at The Law Office of Jonathan Schwartz at 310-526-8704 or 866-920-6566 toll free.
Los Angeles Insider Trading Defense Attorney
As a former trial attorney for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), I was responsible for investigations and filing of injunctive actions against private persons and companies. I understand the mindset, regulations and processes that motivate the agencies that enforce our securities regulations. I have successfully defended brokers who were accused of illegal trading activities through SEC enforcement activity.
I always advise my clients that the federal government means business when it considers allegations of federal securities violations. Lately, the SEC will often share the facts of their cases to the U.S. Attorney's Office, so there could be parallel civil and criminal cases being brought simultaneously. Such instances of parallel prosecutions introduce an additional level of complexity to the task of defending a client. If you believe you may be the subject of such an investigation, it is in your best interest to not just retain a lawyer with securities experience, but one who possesses a deep understanding of both the SEC and securities law as it is practiced in the field.
I have that experience. Since 1972, I have tried or arbitrated civil securities cases as an independent attorney, served as a trial attorney for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), served as an attorney advisor for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and worked as a compliance attorney for the Office of Foreign Direct Investment — U.S. Department of Commerce (OFDI).
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For a free consultation with an experienced Southern California insider trading attorney, contact me online or call The Law Office of Jonathan Schwartz at 310-526-8704 or 866-920-6566 toll free.
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