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.

Contact

(212) 269-1400

rdevita@gusraekaplan.com

Education

L.L.M., New York University School of Law, 1995

J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1988

B.S., New York University, 1982

admissions

New York, 1988

New Jersey, 1988

Massachusetts, 2009 (inactive)

U.S. District Court, Virgin Islands, 2024

U.S. District Court, SDNY

U.S. District Court, D. New Jersey

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit