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Mr. Raissi is a partner of the firm and co-chair of the firm’s Securities Enforcement Defense Group. Before joining the firm, Mr. Raissi was a Senior Counsel in the Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. While at the SEC, he handled investigations and litigation in both federal court and administrative forums, including cases involving accounting irregularities, auditor misconduct, internal corporate controls, public company disclosures and periodic reports, insider trading, securities offerings, market manipulation, and broker-dealer and investment adviser regulation. Mr. Raissi coordinated matters with federal and state criminal prosecutors, foreign regulatory agencies, and self-regulatory organizations such as the NASD and the New York Stock Exchange. In private practice, Mr. Raissi has represented boards, officers, directors and entities before federal and state securities regulators, before self-regulatory organizations and in private securities litigation. He has extensive experience with investigations involving public company accounting and reporting issues, as well as those involving investment advisers, hedge funds and broker-dealers. He has been involved in hundreds of matters involving public companies, auditors, venture capital and private equity, investment advisers, hedge funds, investment companies and broker-dealers. His principal areas of practice are SEC enforcement matters, DOJ/US Attorney investigations, securities litigation, internal investigations and regulatory compliance.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
While at the SEC, Mr. Raissi was the Division of Enforcement’s 1995 nominee for the Manuel F. Cohen award for outstanding contribution by a Commission member. He is a member of the Bar Association of San Francisco, the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, and the Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni. Mr. Raissi also serves on a number of committees for legal and industry groups.
Mr. Raissi frequently speaks and writes about securities enforcement and regulation. He has been a guest commentator on CNBC, and has been quoted in publications ranging from The Wall Street Journal to the local legal and business press.
EDUCATION
Mr. Raissi received his B.A. degree from the University of California at Santa Cruz and his law degree with honors from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. He was Executive Notes Editor of the Hastings International and Comparative Law Review. He also served as extern to the Honorable Joyce L. Kennard, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California.
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