Financial Advisors “On the Move” – Protocol and Covenants You Should Know

Whether the move is voluntary or as a result of an unexpected termination, financial advisors moving to new brokerage firms face a legal and business quagmire that may affect their ability to serve new and existing clients: What about the client list and the accounts that were serviced with the former firm? Can the new firm […]

PKP is Local Counsel in Investor Suit Filed Against Star Scientific

The local press reported on the shareholder derivative complaint filed against Star Scientific, Inc. by Kahn Swick & Foti, a La.-based law firm, and Phelan | Krudys | Petty as follows: Embattled drug firm sued by shareholder  New investor suit filed against Star Scientific

Krudys Selected as a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Securities Law

Mark J. Krudys has been selected by Legal Leaders as a Top Rated Lawyer in the field of Securities Law.  Mark and other lawyers so selected will be honored in in a special section highlighting Top Rated Lawyers in Securities Law, which will be presented in The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, and the National Law Journal.

Securities /Brokerage Firm Litigation News

Our Securities/Brokerage Firm litigation team, led by Mark Krudys, achieved several recent victories on behalf of our clients in front of the Financial Industry Regulation Authority (FINRA) Panel.  In March 2013, our securities team obtained a $300,000 award from FINRA on behalf of a former executive of Anderson & Strudwick, a former Richmond brokerage firm, against five guarantors of a […]