Brent Adam Burns

My practice focuses on the representation of investors and advisors throughout the United States in relation to the financial services industry.

I represent individual and institutional investors in arbitrations and litigations involving claims of breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, mismanagement, fraud, suitability, unauthorized trading and churning.

I also represent traders, brokers, senior managers and officers regarding employment disputes such as discrimination, unpaid bonuses, severance packages, and forfeiture-for competition clauses for unvested stock.

I have extensive experience representing both employers and employees regarding recruiting practices including advising brokers of best practices to avoid litigation before they resign, negotiating on behalf of brokers with new prospective employers, advising brokers regarding their employment contracts and non-competition/non-solicitation agreements, advising broker-dealers on best practices when hiring a prospective broker, advising brokers and negotiating the resolution of outstanding promissory notes, and obtaining or defending against temporary restraining orders.

I have also performed internal investigations of several stock loan departments, and have represented those firms and their current and former employees in regulatory investigations.

I am currently an officer of the Securities Litigation & Arbitration Committee of the New York State Bar Association.

I am also a member of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association where I serve on several committees that prepare comment letters regarding proposed securities legislation and self regulatory rules.  I was recently honored “for assisting PIABA in its SRO Comment efforts and furthering the protection of investors against investment abuses.”

I am admitted to the bar in New York, New Jersey and Illinois and can represent parties in FINRA arbitrations throughout the United States.

Features

• Business Formation (LLC, Corporation)
• Compliance and Regulatory Issues
• Consumer Privacy Violations
• Contract Drafting and Negotiation
• Corporate Governance
• Credit Report Disputes
• Debt Collection Abuse (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act)
• Defective Product Claims
• Employment Contracts
• Employment Law for Businesses
• Fraudulent Business Practices
• Harassment Claims
• Identity Theft Litigation
• Intellectual Property Protection for Businesses
• Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)
• Union Negotiations
• Wage and Hour Disputes
• Warranty and Return Policy Issues
• Workplace Discrimination
• Wrongful Termination

• License
  Licensed in Illinois
  State: Illinois
  Acquired: 1997
  Active
  
  Licensed in New York
  State: New York
  Acquired: 1994
  Active
  
  Licensed in New Jersey
  State: New Jersey
  Acquired: 1993
  Active
  
• Honors
  2015 - Appreciation from PIABA Self Regulatory Organization Committee, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association
  2015 - Appreciation from PIABA Legislative Committee, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association
  2014 - SRO Comment Letter Appreciation, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association
  2013 - SRO Comment Letter Appreciation, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association
  2013 - Proclamation of thanks for Teamwork in Saving a Life, Borough of Leonia Office of the Mayor
• Associations
  2013 - Present
  Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association - Memmber of Legislative and SRO Committees
  1998 - Present
  New York State Bar Association - Securities Litigation and Arbitration Committee - Secretary
• Speaking Engagements
  2015 - Securities Arbitration - Securities Arbitration 2015: Representing Clients in Securities Arbitrations
  2014 - Equity Crowdfunding - PIABA Annual Meeting
  2009 - Securities Arbitration - Securities Arbitration and Mediation 2009 - The New World

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