Corporate & Securities Law

In late 2010, the United States Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force announced the results of ?Operation Broken Trust?.  The task force reported that it had pending enforcement actions against 500 defendants involving over $10 billion of losses in 2010 alone, and claimed that the frauds harmed more than 120,000 investors throughout the United States.

While Operation Broken Trust is a good start, the reality is that thousands of investors across the country will face the devastating realities of being victimized by financial fraud.  Unfortunately, in many cases, defrauded investors have little to no prospect of recovery through traditional means, such as litigation or arbitration. 

However, investors and the professionals advising them should be aware of other, less known recovery options available to them.  Let?s examine those options and highlight the intricacies of each.

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