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Harry J. Weiss

Partner

Chair, Securities Litigation and Enforcement Practice Group

Weiss, Harry J.

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.

 

 

Honors & 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, 2012 and 2013 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, 2013) and corporate governance and compliance law (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
  • Recognized by his peers as one of the world's leading corporate governance lawyers in Legal Media Group's The Best of the Best
  • Nominated by clients and peers for inclusion in the 2013 guide of The International Who's Who of Corporate Governance Lawyers

Publications & News

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June 7, 2012

Chambers USA 2012 Final Results Announced

March 30, 2012

Chambers USA 2012 Preliminary Results Announced

March 28, 2012

The STOCK Act: More Questions Than Answers?

On March 22, the United States Senate passed the "Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012," or "STOCK Act." Although the Act does not include a much-discussed provision that would have required registration of "political intelligence" firms, its insider trading provisions still raise many interpretive questions, including ones that will directly affect private citizens speaking with Members of Congress and their staff members.

February 24, 2012

FINRA Now Authorized to Seek SARs Materials from Member Broker-Dealers

December 8, 2011

Washingtonian Magazine Names Eighteen WilmerHale Attorneys to "Best Lawyers" List

November 21, 2011

WilmerHale Recognized in 2012 Editions of Benchmark Litigation and Benchmark Appellate

July 28, 2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Issues Sweeping New Rules to Prohibit Fraud and Manipulation in the Swaps, Cash, and Futures Markets

March 15, 2011

Chambers USA 2011 Preliminary Results Announced

February 7, 2011

SEC Division of Enforcement Details Restructuring, Priorities; Talks Cooperation, Settlements and Whistleblowers

November 22, 2010

SEC Approves Sweeping Changes to FINRA's Regulatory Reporting Rules

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.

 

 

Practices

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Education

JD, Boston University School of Law, 1976

AB, Johns Hopkins University, 1973

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia

Massachusetts

New York