Lawyers / Professionals

 
Edward G. Rosenblatt       
Senior Counsel
201 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-2146
T: 704.343.2341
F: 704.373.8837
erosenblatt@mcguirewoods.com
 

Mr. Rosenblatt, co-chair of the Broker-Dealers & Investment Advisers Industry Team, represents clients in a variety of governmental and regulatory investigations, including securities and other financial regulatory matters. He has handled matters involving SEC, DOJ, FINRA, NYSER, OCC, FTC, OFAC, HUD and state attorneys general offices.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Rosenblatt was assistant general counsel for Wells Fargo & Co. (and its predecessor Wachovia Corp.), where he was primarily responsible for representing the company in governmental and regulatory inquiries and investigations. Prior to Wells Fargo, he was an assistant director in the Washington, D.C. office of the Enforcement Department of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) (n/k/a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)). At NASD, he led a team of attorneys and investigators responsible for investigating and litigating violations of NASD Rules and federal securities laws.

Throughout his career, he has handled matters involving many areas, including: antitrust, insider trading, research, trading, trade reporting, prospectus delivery, Class B and C mutual fund shares, directed brokerage, market timing, late trading, lock-ups, training, non-cash compensation, fraud, manipulation, Regulation M, excessive underwriter's compensation, markups/markdowns, money laundering, securities fraud, wire fraud and RICO. He has also testified as an expert on securities law in grand jury and state and federal court proceedings.


Practices & Industries
Previous Experience
  • Assistant General Counsel, Wells Fargo & Co., Law Department, (formerly Wachovia Corp.), Charlotte, North Carolina, 2005-2010
  • Enforcement Department and Market Regulation Department, FINRA (f/k/a NASD), Washington, D.C., Assistant Director, 2003-2005; Senior Attorney, 1998-2001 and 2003; Investigator, 1994-1998
  • Senior Counsel, The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., Regulatory Group, 2001-2002

Publications
  • "FINRA Regulation of Broker-Dealer Due Diligence in Regulation D Offerings," Practical Law The Journal, September 2011
  • "FINRA Focuses on Due Diligence of Private Placements," VC Experts' Encyclopedia of Private Equity and Venture Capital, August 2011

Speaking Engagements
  • "U.S. Broker-Dealer Open Roundtable: A Guided Discussion of Current Issues," SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society Annual Seminar, Miami, Florida, March 20, 2012
  • "Whistleblower Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and the False Claims Act," McGuireWoods LLP Seminar, May 2011
  • "Insider Trading and Regulation Fair Disclosure - Corporate Compliance," McGuireWoods LLP Seminar, March 2010

Professional Affiliations
  • North Carolina State Bar
  • Mecklenburg County Bar
  • Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association - Compliance and Legal Society
  • ABA Securities Litigation SRO Subcommittee

Civic Affiliations
  • Advisory Committee, Siskey YMCA, 2010
  • Board of Directors, Promising Pages
 

EDUCATION

George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia, J.D., 1994

  • Dean's Scholar

University of North Carolina - Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, B.S., magna cum laude, 1991

 
 

ADMITTED

North Carolina 1995

Virginia 1994 (inactive)

 

PLACE OF BIRTH

Virginia Beach, Virginia