What Is the Process for Responding to a FINRA or SEC Investigation? - Transcript
I could not be stringent enough to tell you that in responding to a finra 8210 request which is the start of Investigation or an SEC subpoena you must must must get experience counsel why there are so many Securities laws and there’s other laws too there’s the IRS the SEC if you get an SEC subpoena the SEC sees something that should have been reported to the IRS they’re going to report it to the IRS it’s it’s important to try to get a lawyer that can narrow the scope of the documents being produced that can make sure that in answering one question you’re not showing the violation of another issue and there’s just again lawyer speak versus layperson speak a Securities lawyer knows the way to deliver the information in the way that is best going to protect you I truly believe that unrepresented people do not get a fair Shake in these proceedings that I hate to say will be taken advantage of but I I do think that happens so it is really really really important to get counsel don’t be Pennywise and pound foolish this is is not a time to do that.