Practice Areas – Hanley Law

Securities Arbitration

In the United States securities industry, arbitration has long been the preferred method of resolving disputes between brokerage firms, and between firms and their customers.

Securities Litigation

Arbitration is similar to a court proceeding in that both involve filing a complaint (or statement of claim) and introducing evidence through the examination of witnesses or documents.

FINRA operates the largest dispute resolution forum in the securities industry to assist in the resolution of monetary and business disputes between and among investors, brokerage firms and individual brokers.

Commodities Arbitration & Litigation

Resolving disputes that occur as a result of commodities transactions can be challenging given the complexity of the issues, trade volume, parties involved and amount of money at issue.

Securities Class Actions

A securities class action suit is brought by investors who suffered losses as a result of fraudulent Wall Street brokerage firms and the wrongful actions of their stockbrokers.

Stockbroker Fraud

“Stockbroker fraud” includes theft, lying and deceit, but it also includes other types of wrongdoing, such as churning, unauthorized transactions, unsuitable investments

Private Placements & Alternative Investments

With the rise of alternative investments, such as structured products, oil & gas investments, ETFs and real estate investment trusts (REITS) regulators have issued many investor alerts

Annuities & Insurance Fraud

Hanley Law is experienced in helping investors who have been victims of negligent misrepresentations and fraud related to the solicitation or sale of variable annuities, index annuities, fixed annuities, variable life insurance

Securities Mediation

Mediation is a less formal voluntary process in which a person trained in dispute resolution techniques (the mediator), assists the parties to reach a mutually acceptable agreement.

Broker Representation

Hanley Law represents brokers in defamation claims, wrongful termination and breach of contract claims, employment discrimination and harassment claims.