Ross B. Intelisano is a founding partner of Rich, Intelisano & Katz, LLP. He represents individual and institutional investors in securities arbitration and litigation against financial firms, employees in industry disputes, employees in transitions from one financial firm to another, and employees in self-regulatory organization investigations.
Ross has over two decades of experience trying large and complex financial fraud cases on behalf of investors worldwide, including winning the largest arbitration award ever against Goldman Sachs. His clients include high net worth individuals, family offices, hedge funds, funds of funds, endowments, non-profits and other institutions in claims against brokerage firms, investment and private banks, investment advisors, hedge funds and other financial companies.
Ross is presently a member of the prestigious FINRA National Arbitration and Mediation Committee (NAMC) which makes recommendations to FINRA regarding rules, regulations and procedures that govern the conduct of arbitration, mediation, and other dispute resolution matters.
Within the Wall Street employment sphere, Ross has represented CEO’s and other C-Suite executives, traders, salespersons, investment bankers, hedge fund and private equity executives, and scores of high end financial advisors and large broker teams in transitions amongst firms, disputes with employers and issues with regulators.
New York Super Lawyers, a publication of The New York Times Magazine, has named Ross as one of New York’s top Securities Litigation attorneys every year since 2010. Ross is a leading authority on securities and financial fraud and is a frequent television and print commentator. He has appeared on The Today Show, Dateline NBC, Anderson Cooper 360, PBS’s Frontline, Closing Bell and various other shows. He has been quoted extensively by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and USA Today
- Stockbroker & Investment Fraud
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- International Law
- Human Rights, Imports & Exports
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Securities Law
- General Civil
- Free Consultation
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Contingent Fees
We provide various fee arrangements, including contingency fees, hybrid fees, and hourly fees.
- New York
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- 2nd Circuit
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- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
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- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
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- English
- Founding Partner
- Rich, Intelisano & Katz, LLP
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- Of Counsel
- Bauman Katz & Grill, LLP
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- Brooklyn Law School
- J.D. (1994)
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- Lehigh University
- B.A. (1991) | International Business
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- New York’s Top Securities Litigation Attorneys
- New York Super Lawyers
- Recognized every year since 2010
- New York State Bar # 2689909
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- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
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- New York County Lawyers Association
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- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association
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- FINRA NAMC
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- Activities: The National Arbitration and Mediation Committee (NAMC) makes recommendations to FINRA regarding recruitment, qualification, training, and evaluation of arbitrators and mediators. The NAMC also makes recommendations on rules, regulations and procedures that govern the conduct of arbitration, mediation, and other dispute resolution matters before FINRA.
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- Ending the 212 Clique
- New York Times
- Essay
- Worn Stories
- Hedge Fund Fraud - The Future of Securities Arbitration?
- Bloomberg Law Reports - Securities Arbitration
- Securities and Financial Fraud
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York State Bar Association
- Financial Fraud
- Today Show, Dateline NBC, Anderson Cooper 360, PBS’s Frontline, Closing Bell and various other CNBC shows, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox Business News
- Licensed Practicing Attorney
- New York State Bar
- Q. Is it legal for a stock brokerage to restrict the purchase of stock? I can sell, but not purchase. Market manipulation?
- A: It depends on what your customer agreement states. Often the agreements provide broad discretion for the firms to limit purchases of stocks.
- Q. Is it illegal for me to give a friend my login credentials for my brokerage account and have him trade for me?
- A: Sam is a 100% correct. You should review your brokerage account agreement.
- Q. Can a broker (Charles Schwab) randomly closed my broker account.
- A: This is a major problem. You may need to think about hiring counsel to deal directly with Schwab, especially if you have open options positions.
