This webinar will address developments and best practices in third-party tort litigation against banks, brokerages, law firms, and others. It will review recent wins and losses in receiverships across the country as well as best practices like the use of contingency fee agreements, techniques for court approval, and coordination with investors' committees and/or class representatives. It will also address the current state of expected defenses like in pari delicto, actual knowledge, and substantial assistance for aiding and abetting claims.
Jordan D. Maglich
Raymond James Financial
St. Petersburg, FL
Jordan Maglich is Assistant General Counsel at Raymond James Financial, where he handles litigation matters involving Raymond James. Prior to joining Raymond James, Jordan was in private practice for over ten years at several law firms, including most recently Quarles & Brady and Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, where his practice focused on commercial litigation, securities and financial services, and regulatory matters. A large part of Jordan’s focus in private practice included the representation of Court-appointed receivers in regulatory enforcement actions brought by federal and state regulators, including the SEC, the FTC, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, and the Florida Office of the Attorney General. Through these efforts, Jordan and his colleagues collectively recovered tens of millions of dollars for the benefit of defrauded investors. Jordan is also a former member of NAFER and most recently served on the Board of Directors in 2021 and 2022.
Jared J. Perez
Jared J. Perez P.A.
Clearwater, FL
Jared Perez concentrates his practice on business and commercial litigation with a focus on financial services and securities matters, including securities fraud litigation, SEC and FINRA investigations, shareholder derivative litigation, and federal equity receiverships. Jared has represented receivers appointed by state and federal courts at the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Florida Office of Financial Regulation, and the Office of the Florida Attorney General. Before founding Jared J. Perez P.A. in 2022, Jared was a shareholder at a Tampa law firm for more than a decade and an associate at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in New York, NY. Jared is a Tampa native and graduated from Florida State University in 2002. He received his law degree in 2005 from Columbia Law School.
James D. Sallah
Sallah Astarita & Cox LLC
Boca Raton, FL
Mr. Sallah is an AV Preeminent® rated attorney who concentrates on securities and commodity futures regulation and enforcement, broker-dealer compliance and defense, receivership litigation, whistleblower claims, securities arbitration, and business litigation. Since leaving the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2004, Mr. Sallah has represented national and regional brokerage firms, as well as publicly traded companies and individuals, in a variety of matters, including SEC, FINRA, stock exchange, and state regulatory investigations. Mr. Sallah also serves as Court-appointed receiver in enforcement actions brought by the SEC and the State of Florida Office of Financial Regulation, as well as in private matters in state and federal court. Mr. Sallah has also represented SEC, CFTC, and FTC receivers in third-party claims against fund administrators, broker-dealers, and other third-party professionals.
Burton W. Wiand
Burton W. Wiand PA
Clearwater, FL
Mr. Wiand has over fifty years of legal experience as both a regulator and private attorney. His experience includes over thirteen years with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Enforcement where, as a senior member of the Division’s staff in Washington, DC, he prosecuted and directed major SEC enforcement actions throughout the country. He is one of the most experienced and successful Federal Equity Receivers in the country and has handled receiverships for the SEC, CFTC, FTC and state agencies. He has served a member of the NAFER Board of Directors for many years and is currently a Director Emeritus. Burt Wiand created The Law Office of Burton W. Wiand in September 2020 after departing Wiand Guerra King, PA, a Tampa law firm he co-founded and led for more than ten years. Through The Law Office of Burton W. Wiand, Mr. Wiand continues his law practice, limiting his services to fiduciary work, mediation, litigation and arbitration consulting, and acting as an expert witness in securities, regulatory matters and arbitration.
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