Harry Weiss is a partner in the firm's Securities Department, and chair of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Group. He joined the firm in 1995.
Mr. Weiss served on the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for 11 years, ultimately as Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement. While at the SEC, Mr. Weiss led investigations involving insider trading, financial reporting, accounting and disclosure problems and broker-dealer and investment adviser violations. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Weiss was the General Counsel of PaineWebber, Inc., in New York.
Practice
Mr. Weiss represents clients in SEC, SRO and state enforcement matters and counsels corporations and their officers regarding disclosure, supervision, trading and corporate compliance issues.
Professional Activities
Mr. Weiss speaks frequently on SEC enforcement and corporate compliance issues, and is a former co-chair of the Securities Enforcement Subcommittee of the ABA Litigation Section.
Honors and Awards
- Recognized as a national leader in the areas of Financial Services and Securities in the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Listed in the 2005 edition for his work in corporate and commercial law
- Selected by Washingtonian magazine as one of the top lawyers in Washington DC in the area of securities law, 2007, 2009 and 2011
- Selected by peers for inclusion in the 2005-2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, in the areas of corporate (2005-2006), M&A (2005-2006), securities law (2005-2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) and corporate governance and compliance law (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
- Recognized by his peers as one of the world's leading corporate governance lawyers in Legal Media Group's The Best of the Best