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Robert J. Girard II is a founding partner of Girard Bengali, APC, and has more than 16 years of experience in the areas of securities litigation, arbitration and employment disputes.  As a result of his experience, dedication and skill, Mr. Girard has built a reputation as a fierce and effective advocate for his clients.  Pragmatic and incisive, Mr. Girard approaches each case with a keen eye toward meeting his clients’ needs and exceeding their expectations.. Mr. Girard applies his tenacity to each case, with demonstrated results.  Mr. Girard has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of his investor clients from some of the biggest Wall Street brokerages.  As part of his success as a trial lawyer, Mr. Girard has extensive experience with claims unique to the securities industry, such as unsuitable recommendations, unauthorized trading and proprietary product failures, and a broad range of financial and investment products, including stocks, bonds, options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), private placements, mutual funds, hedge funds, variable annuities, derivatives, and commodities.. Before law school, Mr. Girard first completed his undergraduate education at the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1996. He then went on to attend the Seton Hall University School of Law, from where he graduated cum laude with his Juris Doctor in 2001. He was admitted to practice law in California in 2001. Following law school, Mr. Girard worked at two major law firms in Los Angeles, specializing in securities arbitration and litigation. His skill and determination have allowed him to build a reputation as a dedicated and fierce representative of his clients' interests.. From 2015 through 2018, Mr. Girard was named to the Southern California Super Lawyers list, and for three consecutive years (2012-2014), he was selected to the Southern California Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers Magazine, a designation earned by less than 2.5% of attorneys under the age of forty.. Dedicated to his profession, Mr. Girard is actively involved in multiple legal organizations. His memberships include the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA), Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), the American Bar Association and the Italian American Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, among others.

Mr. Ficksman's practice includes securities, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and domestic and international corporate finance. He acts as U.S. securities and corporate counsel for a number of clients based both inside and outside the United States.

Brandon S. Reif founded Reif Law Group, P.C., a law firm comprised of seven talented attorneys. Mr. Reif is a trial attorney with a track record of delivering successful trial verdicts and arbitration awards. He handles cases from inception to conclusion, and he steps into cases for others at trial/arbitration. Many of Mr. Reif’s most effective results happen before trial or arbitration through persuasive writings and arguments, preventive pretrial strategies and creative settlement negotiations.. Brandon S. Reif is a Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent™ peer-rated, an AV Preeminent™ - Judicial Edition rated, and a Client Champion Platinum™ client-rated attorney. He has been voted one of Los Angeles Magazine’s “Top Attorneys in Southern California” in 2011 to 2020 and Southern California's Super Lawyer® in 2011 to 2020 (elevated from Rising Stars® in 2015). He is among “America’s Most Honored Professionals – Top 1%” in 2016 to 2020.. Mr. Reif has obtained multi-million verdicts representing plaintiffs/claimants and complete defense verdicts representing defendants/respondents. He received Top Verdict Magazine’s Top 10 Court Verdicts in California for a commercial loan trial against a real estate broker. He earned Los Angeles Daily Journal’s Top Verdict Award for a municipal bond fund jury trial. He is a frequent author, lecturer and public commentator for newsworthy topics involving securities/financial, professional liability and real estate.. Mr. Reif represents the securities and financial services industries in all types of lawsuits and arbitrations, including customer, vendor, sponsor and insurer disputes. He litigates financial product cases, shareholder derivative actions and class actions. He defends enforcement actions and investigations with government agencies and industry regulators.. Mr. Reif also has extensive experience litigating professional liability cases. He handles cases involving accountants and auditors, attorneys and law firms, architects and engineers, estate planners, financial advisors, insurance agents, agencies and issuers and real estate agents, brokers, financiers, lenders and escrow officers in civil actions, arbitrations and administrative matters.. His employment experience focuses on business disruption actions and restraining orders such as confidentiality, non-compete and non-solicit terms, and workplace transitions, U5 and defamation, discrimination, harassment, wages and wrongful termination actions.