Richard DeVitaMember

Genesis Torres

Richard, a partner with the firm, is a seasoned attorney with over thirty-five years’ experience, including general civil litigation and securities related matters.

Richard represents aggrieved investors in all facets of securities fraud, as well as brokers, broker-dealers, registered investment advisors, and insurance professionals in civil litigation in state and federal courts, arbitration, and agency related inquires and investigations. He excels in his tenacity and ability to drill down into a problem to achieve the best possible outcomes for his clients. Richard often represents clients before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), both in its arbitration and enforcement areas, as well as New Jersey‘s Bureau of Securities (“BOS”) and Department of Banking and Insurance (“DOBI”), New York State’s Department of Law (“DOL”), and other state regulatory agencies. Richard was formerly a New York Stock Exchange enforcement attorney and NYSE/ FINRA member firm broker dealer compliance officer, and enjoys leveraging that subject matter expertise in his negotiations on behalf of clients.

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Education

  • LLM, New York University, School of Law, 1995
  • JD, Fordham University, School of Law, 1988
  • BS, New York University, 1982

BAR and COURT ADMISSIONS

  • New York, 1988
  • New Jersey, 1988
  • Massachusetts, 2009 (inactive)
  • US Virgin Islands, 2024
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit