Overview
Gregg Breitbart has been practicing law since 1987 and is pleased to serve as co-managing partner of Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck, LLP’s Florida offices and as co-chair of the firm’s Financial Services Practice Group. Mr. Breitbart’s practice focuses on securities arbitration and litigation; securities regulatory and enforcement matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and state regulatory authorities; employment litigation; directors & officers (D&O) litigation; corporate governance matters; and related commercial litigation and counseling.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Breitbart served as a partner at a Wall Street-based law firm focusing on representation of corporate and individual clients in securities-related matters, including arbitration, litigation and regulatory proceedings.
Preceding that position, Mr. Breitbart served for 10 years as the general counsel of a regional broker-dealer and investment bank with more than 300 associated persons. In that role, he handled a wide range of matters, including securities regulatory and enforcement issues with the Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA and various state regulatory authorities; securities arbitration and litigation on behalf of the firm and its representatives; employment-related disputes, litigation and arbitration; and related commercial litigation and counseling. Prior to serving as general counsel, Mr. Breitbart was a partner with an international law firm located in Miami, Florida, where his practice focused on representing clients in securities litigation and arbitrations, regulatory investigations and proceedings, and commercial litigation.
Mr. Breitbart began his legal career in New York with one of the oldest law firms in the country, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, where he participated in a variety of commercial matters, including litigation (securities/broker-dealer, corporate governance, employment) and corporate finance (CMO’s, sale-leaseback transactions and other securitized finance transactions).
Admissions
- Florida
- New York
- U.S. District Court
- Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- Eleventh Circuit
- Middle District of Florida
Education
- University of Miami – J.D.
- University of Miami Law Review, Associate Editor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill – B.A
Professional Memberships
- Florida Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Recognition
- Florida Super Lawyers (2016)
- How advisers can avoid Finra scrutiny over personal liens, judgments, or bankruptcies, InvestmentNew’s Outside-IN
- Mediation in Securities Arbitration Cases: Regain Control, New York Law Journal
- The Proliferation of Complex Investment Products May Lead to More FINRA Enforcement Actions and Arbitration Claims, PLUS Journal
- FINRA’s New “Know Your Customer” and Suitability Rules – Something Old, Something New, DRI’s Riding the E&O Line
- KDV Alert: SEC Approves Revamped FINRA Background Checks Rule; Broker Recruitment Compensation Rule Expected
- The Proliferation of Complex Investment Products May Lead to More FINRA Enforcement Actions and Arbitration Claims, PLUS Journal
- KDV Alert: The Supreme Court of the United States Opens the Door to Additional Whistleblower Claims and Shareholder Litigation
- David Baugh, Gregg Breitbart Speakers at 2018 IBDC CONFERENCE
- Gregg Breitbart Guest Speaker at Annual PIABA Conference in Bonita Springs, FL : final hearing strategies
- Stefan Dandelles and Gregg Breitbart, Presenters at 2016 IBDC Annual Conference : FINRA and SEC "Hot Topics"
- Gregg Breitbart, Guest Lecturer at the University of Miami Law School Investor Rights Clinic : Securities Arbitration from the Defense Perspective
- 2015 Independent Broker Dealer Consortium Annual Conference
- 2014 Kovack Securities, Inc. Annual Conference : Managing Compliance Risks: Protecting Yourself and the Firm
- Gregg Breitbart presents at NEXT Financial Group’s Annual Educational Conference : Best Practices to Avoid and Defend Securities Arbitrations
- Gregg Breitbart gives panel presentation for the Palm Beach County Bar Association : Mandatory Arbitration of Investor and Employment Claims before FINRA, AAA and NFA
- Ivan Dolowich and Gregg Breitbart present at the 2013 Catlin Consortium : Mediation in Securities Arbitration Cases
- ADR/Mediation & Securities Committees Joint CLE Lunch : FINRA Mediation: Maximizing Results for You and Your Clients
