In many investor frauds, stolen money is hidden offshore. Sheppard Mullin attorneys have a thorough knowledge of the substantive and procedural laws applicable to these claims, excellent litigation and trial skills, and the experience to effectively manage these types of engagements in state and federal courts throughout California and across the country.
Attorney Pearce is one of the few attorneys who has not only single handedly beat the SEC's team of lawyers, but recovered his clients' attorney fees and litigation expenses incurred in the defense of the government's flawed investigation and enforcement action.



Ponzi Scheme: Also known as a pyramid” scam, this describes a business whose main source of income is bringing in larger and larger numbers of investors, all of whom will only see a return on their investment if they bring in additional investors as well.
If your financial advisor or broker recommended a margin account that was inappropriate for your established circumstances and investment goals, or improperly used the margin account as a line of credit or to purchase unstable securities, he or she may have committed a breach of fiduciary duty and you may be able to pursue losses incurred as a result.
At The SSEK Partners Group , our securities lawyers represent high net worth individual investors, banks, financial firms, large trusts, municipalities, private foundations, charitable organizations, school districts, retirement plans, partnerships, and corporations in fighting to recover losses they've sustained due to fraud.

Our representation of clients in court includes class actions claims against banks and brokerage firms for their roles in facilitating Ponzi schemes or in promoting and selling private offerings that went bust only months after selling the investments to their investor clients.
By 2011, Silver Law Group's team of securities arbitration lawyers were representing investors against the same institutions Scott had once been retained to protect, recovering millions of dollars through arbitration and litigation for investors throughout the United States and around the world.
We have experienced securities litigators in our offices in Los Angeles, Century City, San Francisco, San Diego, Del Mar, Orange County, New York and Washington, D.C. Our lawyers have appeared in the federal and state courts throughout California, Delaware, New York and elsewhere.

Mr. Pearce is one of Thomson Reuters Florida Super Lawyers for Securities Litigation (Top 5). Read the feature article about him in the Florida 2014 Super Lawyers magazine entitled "No Excuses - How Robert Wayne Pearce Stared Down Personal Disaster" During his more than 35 years of experience practicing FINRA Attorney Chicago securities and commodities law, he has won numerous million-dollar awards and settlements for his clients which has earned him recognition for his success by The Million Dollar Advocates Forum and The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum as one of the Top Trial Lawyers in America TM.
Chris Bebel combines his skill as a seasoned trial lawyer with the knowledge he has acquired in the business fraud context so as to represent individuals who have been harmed by conduct that amounts to common law fraud, financial advisor fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract.
The good news for investors who get swindled into investing in promissory notes, including those who bought them from Mr. Anderson, regardless of whether Ameritas says these were approved, Ameritas is legally bound to supervise the activities of all of its registered representatives.

V. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds , the Court reasoned that while a securities plaintiff must ultimately prove that an alleged misstatement or nondisclosure was material,” the plaintiff need not establish materiality to have the case certified to proceed as a class action on behalf of similarly situated investors.