practice areas
Investment Management Securities Industry Securities Litigation & Enforcement Broker-Dealers Financial Services M&A Broker-Dealer & Capital Markets Regulation Exchange Traded Funds Commodities, Futures, Foreign Exchange, & Energy Trading Derivatives Private Investment Funds Financial Servicesbar admissions
New YorkRobert C. Mendelson
Email: rmendelson@morganlewis.com
practice accolades
Investment ManagementRanked, Band 1: Financial Services Regulation: Broker-Dealer Regulation in Chambers USA (2011)
Ranked, Band 1: Investment Funds: Registered Funds in Chambers USA (2011)
Ranked, Band 1: Investment Fund Formation and Management: Mutual Funds in The U.S. Legal 500 (2011)
Ranked, National Tier 1: Securities/Capital Markets Law, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)
Private Investment Funds
Ranked, National Tier 1: Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)
education
Boston College Law School, 1980, J.D.
Brandeis University, 1973, M.A.
Rice University, 1972, A.B.
Publications
| Date | Title | Publication |
| 11/01/1111/01/11 |
Implications of MF Global Inc. SIPC Proceeding for Counterparties and Market Participants |
Investment Management and Restructuring LawFlash |
| 08/02/1108/02/11 |
SEC Adopts Large Trader Reporting System |
Investment Management LawFlash |
| 12/02/1012/02/10 |
Working with Expert Consultants:Procedures for Controlling Material Non-Public Information (MNPI) |
Webinar |
| 06/14/1006/14/10 |
Systemic Risk Regulation: The Missing Link? |
Financial Regulatory Reform LawFlash |
| 04/29/1004/29/10 |
SEC’s Large Trader Reporting System Proposal Would Affect Large-Volume, High-Frequency Traders and Their Broker-Dealers |
Investment Management FYI |
| 08/10/0908/10/09 |
SEC Announces Actions on Short Sales |
Securities Industry FYI |
| 04/22/0904/22/09 |
Eleven Steps for Addressing Treasury Fail Penalties |
Investment Management FYI |
| 11/11/0811/11/08 |
SEC Adopts Interim Reporting Requirement for Short Sales |
Investment Management LawFlash |
| 10/17/0810/17/08 |
SEC Adopts Interim Reporting Requirement for Short Sales |
Investment Management LawFlash |
| 10/16/0810/16/08 |
SEC Adopts Interim Close-Out Requirements for Short Sales |
Investment Management LawFlash |
| 09/25/0809/25/08 |
SEC Staff Provides Guidance on Short Sale Emergency Orders: Supplement to FYIs of September 21 and 22, 2008 |
Securities Industry FYI |
| 09/22/0809/22/08 |
UPDATED as of 12:00 p.m. - SEC Emergency Orders: Implications for Buyside and Sellside Firms |
Securities Industry FYI |
| 09/21/0809/21/08 |
SEC Emergency Orders: Implications for Buyside and Sellside Firms |
Securities Industry FYI |
| 09/09/0809/09/08 |
Implications of U.S. Government’s Takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac |
Investment Management FYI |
| 07/17/0807/17/08 |
SEC Issues Emergency Order to Deter Uncovered Short Sales in Certain Financial Institutions |
Securities Industry FYI |
| 07/08/0807/08/08 |
FSA Proposes Extension of UK Major Shareholder Notification Requirements to Equity Contracts for Differences (Including Equity Swaps and Other Equity Derivatives) |
Securities Industry FYI |
| 06/30/0806/30/08 |
SEC Proposes Major Revisions to Rule 15a-6 |
Securities Industry FYI |
| 05/29/0805/29/08 |
CFTC Authority Extended over Retail Forex and Energy Trading |
Investment Management FYI |
| 05/16/0805/16/08 |
FINRA Issues Proposals on Rulebook Consolidation |
Securities Industry FYI |
| 11/13/0711/13/07 |
Fixed Income, presented at the SIFMA-CL Fall "New SRO FINRA" Compliance Seminar, New York |
Speech |
| 11/01/07November 2007 |
Statistical Screens for “Return Smoothing” by Hedge Funds: SEC & Investor Interest, Wall Street Lawyer, Vol. 11, No. 11 |
Article |
| 03/25/0703/25/07 |
Compliance Directors/Chief Compliance Officers Roundtable-Global Firm Issues, presented at the SIFMA CL Annual Conference, Phoenix |
Speech |
| 05/01/02May 2002 |
NASDR and NYSE Tackle Research Analyst Practices... But Are Their New Rules Workable? Wall Street Lawyer, Vol. 5, No. 12 |
Article |
| 04/20/9804/20/98 |
Fixed Income Developments 1998, presented at the Securities Industry Association Annual Legal Compliance Conference, Phoenix, AZ |
Speech |
| 01/01/9801/01/98 |
Securities Regulatory Issues at the Dawn of the Age of Computerized Electronic Communication, presented at The 20th Annual Advanced ALI-ABA Course of Study, Washington, D.C. |
Speech |
| 01/22/9701/22/97 |
Securities Regulation and the Internet, presented at the Twenty-Fourth Annual Securities Regulation Institute, Coronado, CA |
Speech |
| 03/01/96March 1996 |
Financial Derivatives: Evaluating Regulatory Recommendations, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel |
Article |
| 02/16/9602/16/96 |
Code of Ethics for Banks, presented at the Regulatory and Compliance Seminar, U.S. Council on International Banking, New York |
Speech |
| 08/01/91August 1991 |
Investment Securities Review, The Business Lawyer, Vol. 46, No. 4 |
Article |
News
| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2009 |
Morgan Lewis Represents Jefferies in Acquisition of Depfa First Albany |
Jefferies Group, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Depfa Bank plc to acquire Depfa First Albany Securities LLC. |