Robert Paul Bramnik

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Of Counsel

  Firm Name

  Duane Morris LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Transactional
  Advised the sponsors of a new Master Investment Advisory
  Management firm on organizational
  regulatory matters
  in creating documentation for its advisory business (2012).
  Assisted in the development
  documentation of a multinational investment advisory
  management family of companies (2012).
  Restructured a private hedge/trading fund specializing in derivatives
  options products (2010).
  Represented a syndicator of real estate funds in the offering of a fund manager for accredited investors (2008).
  Represented the principals of a major proprietary trading organization in a corporate reorganization
  restructuring, including the formation
  regulatory qualifications of a series of domestic
  non-U.S. trading firms (2007-2008).
  Assisted in the formation
  regulatory qualification of a new investment manager
  related broker-dealer
  in the formation of a related fund of funds hedge fund (2007).
  Represented the sponsor
  advisor of an existing hedge fund in a reorganization (2007).
  Represented an investment-advisory firm
  its principals in the formation
  regulatory qualification of an investment-banking affiliate (2006).
  Represented the sponsor of an electronic-communications market (or ECN ) in initiating an electronic-securities market in a unique derivatives product.
  Represented a financial-services-management firm
  related broker-dealer in establishing a series of domestic
  off-shore hedge
  trading funds (2005).
  Regulatory
  Litigation
  Represented an overseas FOREX (foreign exchange) dealer in the negotiation of an unprecedented settlement with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission involving the dealer's access to U.S. markets (C.F.T.C. v. O.C.M. Online Global Markets, ND ILL, 2013).
  Represented a large multinational company, based in Russia, that brokers trades in the global FOREX market in settling administrative charges brought by the National Futures Association (NFA) concerning allegations of improperly voiding trades
  failure to supervise (2012). Charges against all senior officials of the company were conditionally dismissed.
  Represented the purchaser of a broker-dealer specializing in the real estate sector, in documenting
  completing the purchase
  in obtaining regulatory approval for the ownership
  management changes (2010-2011).
  Represented a broker-dealer that specialized in the distribution of proprietary managed investment funds in an extensive regulatory investigation,
  enabled the client to settle lesser administrative charges by FINRA rather than charges alleging fraud
  /or manipulation (2009).
  Represented a multifaceted broker-dealer that sponsored an ECN in an investigation by FINRA
  negotiated a resolution of that investigation (2007-2008).
  Conducted an internal investigation at an electronic marketplace/broker dealer
  recommended remedial actions which ultimately permitted the client to avoid prosecution
  other discipline (2007).
  Represented the investment-management arm of a sovereign government in connection with a multifaceted investigation by multiple U.S. regulators of its trading practices
  a resulting negotiated resolution of that investigation (2007).
  Domestic Securities, Inc. v. Securities
  Exchange Commission, Court of Appeals, DC Circuit (No. 02-1308), 2003. Represent amici (operators
  sponsors of competing Electronic Communications networks) in a regulatory challenge to Securities
  Exchange Commission approval of NASD's SuperMontage electronic market system
  Olson v. Wexford Clearing Services Corp., Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit (No. 03-1223), 2003. Represented clearing broker in defending a challenge to U.S. district court confirmation of a pre-hearing summary judgment granted in favor of Wexford, in claims asserted by a customer of former introducing broker. Obtained pre-hearing summary dismissal on behalf of the clearing broker
  confirmation of that award in U.S. district court