Greenberg Traurig

Litigation

Shareholder

William Briendel is Co-Chair of the Broker-Dealer Securities Litigation Practice and a litigator who represents broker-dealers and their employees in virtually all aspects of their business. He is experienced in arbitrations and mediations before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (which combined the arbitration and enforcement functions of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)) and the American Arbitration Association (AAA), and in regulatory and enforcement proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FINRA and other regulatory and self-regulatory organizations. Bill also conducts internal investigations for his broker-dealer clients. He has a wide-ranging experience in a broad range of commercial litigation matters as well.

Concentrations
Securities/Broker-Dealer arbitration and mediation
Securities/Broker-Dealer regulatory practice
Internal investigations
Broker-Dealer employment matters
Complex civil litigation

Capabilities
Litigation
Securities Litigation
Trial Practice
Arbitration & Mediation
Banking & Financial Services

Admission to Practice
New York

English

• J.D., cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center, 1984
  • Associate editor, The Tax Lawyer
• B.A., cum laude, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1981