Aaron Friedman counsels broker-dealers, banks, securities exchanges, private funds and investment companies regarding regulatory issues and financial instruments, as well as companies in the FinTech, cryptocurrency and blockchain spaces.
He also represents market participants on a variety of US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulatory, compliance and examination matters, including investigations by the SEC’s and CFTC’s Divisions of Enforcement and examinations by the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations.
Mr. Friedman previously worked as a securities regulation intern at the Investment Company Institute, where he assisted with matters related to registered funds, liquidity management, equity market structure and derivatives.
He was also a member of the SEC’s legal honors program, spending several months in both the Division of Enforcement and the Chief Counsel’s Office of the Division of Investment Management monitoring specialized funds, compensation arrangements and debt instruments.
Mr. Friedman received the Richard L. Teberg Award from The George Washington University Law School, given to the graduating student with the highest overall proficiency in securities law. Mr. Friedman is admitted to practice before the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
EDUCATION :
- JD, The George Washington University Law School, 2016
- BA, Political Science, University of California, San Diego, 2013
ADMISSIONS : District of Columbia, New York
Cost
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