Ryan Bakhtiari represents clients in securities disputes before FINRA (NASD, NYSE), state and federal courts. In June 2019, Mr. Bakhtiari was nominated to serve as a public member of the Discovery Task Force Committee (DTFC) of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) which is the advisory group, established in conjunction with a directive from the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission that reviews substantive issues relating to discovery in arbitration proceedings that are conducted under the auspices of the FINRA Code of Arbitration Procedure.
In June 2013, Mr. Bakhtiari was named Chairman of the National Arbitration and Mediation Committee (“NAMC”) of FINRA. The NAMC is an advisory group that makes recommendations on rules, regulations and procedures governing FINRA arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution.
In June 2011, Ryan Bakhtiari was nominated to serve as a public member of the Nasdaq OMX BX Arbitration Committee, which is the advisory group that provides recommendations on rules, regulations and procedures governing arbitrations, mediations and dispute resolution for the Nasdaq and Boston Stock Exchanges.
In 2009, Ryan Bakhtiari was nominated to serve as a public member of the National Arbitration and Mediation Committee of FINRA.
Mr. Bakhtiari served on the Board of Directors of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) from 2008 to 2013 and served as President for the 2011 to 2012 term. PIABA is a nationwide organization of securities lawyers that represent investors in disputes with the financial service industry.
In addressing investors right’s issues, Ryan Bakhtiari has been quoted by the press in publications that include the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, Dow Jones Business News, NY Post, Los Angeles Business Journal, The American Banker and Cleveland Plains Dealer.
- Securities Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Free Consultation
- California
- State Bar of California
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- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
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- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
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- English
- Partner
- Bakhtiari & Harrison, P.C.
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- Partner
- Aidikoff, Uhl & Bakhtiari
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- Southwestern University School of Law
- Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
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- University of California - Los Angeles
- B.A.
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- President
- Public Investor Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA)
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- 2005 - 2013
- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- 2014 - 2025
- State Bar of California
- Member
- Current
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- State Bar of Texas
- Member
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- Trends in Preventing Senior Financial Abuse
- Practicing Law Institute (PLI)
- Post-Settlement Expungements: An Investor Protection Problem That Continues To Wait For a FINRA Solution
- Practicing Law Institute (PLI)
- Securities Arbitration & Mediation Hot Topics, New York City Bar Association, New York
- New York City Bar Association
- Fiduciary Duty, St. John's Law School, New York
- St. John's Law School
- Securities Arbitration, Practising Law Institute, New York
- Practising Law Institute
- Securities Arbitration, Practising Law Institute, New York
- Practising Law Institute
- Securities Arbitration, Practising Law Institute, New York
- Practising Law Institute
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