Andrew L. Adams

Andrew L. Adams
Biography
Andrew L. Adams focuses his practice on securities litigation and regulatory investigations involving broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, international banks, insurance companies and other financial services clients. He represents clients at all stages of enforcement and regulatory investigations conducted by the SEC, and in FINRA broker-dealer arbitrations involving issues such as raiding, suitability, breach of contract, fiduciary duty, fraud and various FINRA/SEC rules and state blue sky laws. Andrew also has significant experience representing financial services clients in both federal and state court litigation.
Professional experience
Ausgewählte Mandate
Ausgewählte Mandate
- Defended a large broker-dealer in a FINRA arbitration concerning a multimillion-dollar suitability claim.
- Defended a multinational insurance company in a FINRA arbitration involving claims of suitability and fraud.
- Represented multiple broker-dealers and registered investment advisers involved in enforcement investigations by the SEC and FINRA focused on subjects including suitability, selling away, securities fraud, off-channel communications and insider trading.
Ausbildung
Ausbildung
JD, St. Louis University School of Law, 2012
BA, University of Missouri, 2009
Zulassungen
Zulassungen
- Illinois State Bar
- Missouri State Bar
Publikationen
Publikationen
- Co-author, “Safe Harbor: The SEC Proposes Limited Relief for Small Businesses and Persons Involved in Private Capital Transactions, Wall Street Lawyer, February 2021
Mitgliedschaften und Aktivitäten
Mitgliedschaften und Aktivitäten
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
- Habitat for Humanity, Missouri, Michigan, Alabama, West Virginia