John K. Wells, a Litigation
shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's
Boston office, presented on the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)'s 2024 Annual
Conference panel, "FINRA's Disciplinary Hearing Process,"
May 14 in Washington, D.C.
BOSTON, May 15, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- John K. Wells,
a Litigation shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig,
LLP's Boston office, presented on
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)'s 2024 Annual
Conference panel, "FINRA's Disciplinary Hearing Process,"
May 14 in Washington, D.C. Featuring FINRA staff, the
panel discussed the broadening awareness about FINRA's disciplinary
hearing process, highlighting distinctions between self-driven
hearings and administrative law judge hearings. Wells served as
"respondents' counsel" on the panel and provided an outside
perspective on the FINRA hearing process.
Wells focuses his practice in the areas of complex commercial
litigation, securities litigation, and regulatory matters. He
frequently represents financial services clients, including
broker-dealers, investment advisors, banks, and private equity
funds, in matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, U.S. Department of
Justice, and state regulatory authorities, as well as in state and
federal courts and arbitration forums across the country. Wells has
broad experience in a wide variety of litigation matters, including
contract disputes, business torts, employment matters, restrictive
covenants, securities fraud and securities class
actions, multidistrict litigation, shareholder and partnership
disputes, products liability, wrongful death, and real estate
litigation. He also manages corporate internal investigations
across multiple jurisdictions and industries.
FINRA's Annual Conference provides the opportunity for
practitioners, peers, and regulators to exchange ideas on today's
most timely compliance and regulatory topics. The conference offers
a broad range of topics including regulatory compliance, risk
management, crypto asset developments, trends and
threats in financial crimes, and the evolution of branch office
inspections, among others.
About Greenberg Traurig's Boston Office: Celebrating 25 years of
legal excellence, Greenberg Traurig's Boston office is home to more than 90
attorneys practicing in the areas of banking and finance,
corporate, emerging technology, energy, environmental, gaming,
governmental affairs, intellectual property, labor and employment,
life sciences and medical technology, litigation, public finance,
real estate, restructuring and bankruptcy, tax, and white collar
defense and investigations. An important contributor to the firm's
international platform, the Boston
office includes a team of nationally recognized attorneys with both
public and private sector experience. Working collaboratively with
the firm's global network, the Boston team collectively offers clients
decades of experience advising on complex legal matters and
providing hands-on knowledge of the local business community.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than
2750 attorneys in 47 locations in the
United States, Europe and
the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI "Highly
Recommended Law Firm" for superior client service and is
consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ
500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certified Plus by The
Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices
with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource
Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the
U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for
its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web:
http://www.gtlaw.com.
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