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Ryan Bakhtiari to Speak at 2014 PLI Securities Arbitration Program

Ryan Bakhtiari has been invited to participate as a speaker at the 2014 Practicing Law Institute (PLI) conference program on Thursday, July 31, 2014. The PLI Securities Arbitration program is held at the PLI New York Center and also online by webcast.  The program brings together legal professionals with securities industry regulators to discuss hot […]

Ryan Bakhtiari to Speak at 2014 FINRA Annual Conference

Ryan Bakhtiari has been invited to participate as a speaker at the 2014 FINRA Annual Conference program on Monday, May 19, 2014 titled “Arbitration, Expungement and Arbitrator Disclosure.” The FINRA Annual Conference is held between May 19, 2014 and May 21, 2014 at the Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel.  The conference brings together legal and compliance professionals, with […]

Finra board approves requirement of background checks for brokers

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that its Board of Governors approved amendments to FINRA’s supervision rule that would expand the obligations of firms to check the background of applicants for registration, including first-time applications as well as transfers, to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in an applicant’s Form […]

FINRA board approves rule prohibiting conditioning settlements of customer disputes on a customer’s agreement not to oppose expungement

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that its Board of Governors approved a rule proposal that would prohibit firms and associated persons from conditioning settlements of customer disputes on, or otherwise compensating customers for, an agreement not to oppose a request to expunge information from an associated person’s Central Registration Depository (CRD) record. […]

Supreme Court To Review Halliburton Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund, setting up what could be the most important securities litigation decision in the last twenty-five years. At issue is the continued validity of the fraud-on-the market-theory, whereby reliance by investors on a misstatement is presumed if the company’s shares were traded […]