Biography
Barry R. Lax, a founding partner of Lax & Neville LLP, has an extensive background in commercial, employment and securities litigation in all forums, including, state and federal courts, and arbitrations before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), National Futures Association (“NFA”), Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (“JAMS”), International Chamber of Commerce ("ICC") and the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”).
Throughout his career, Mr. Lax has represented employees, customers, and broker/dealers in disputes regarding employment and sales practice issues and product problem cases and has successfully represented hedge fund investors and general partners in complicated commercial and securities litigations. He has recovered in excess of $200 million in arbitration awards, judgments and settlements on behalf of broker/dealer customers and employees in the financial services industry and has successfully defended and resolved numerous matters on behalf of his defense clients.
Mr. Lax has been quoted extensively by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNN Money, Bloomberg, Dow Jones, Financial Planning, Thomson Reuters, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newswires Column, Investment News, WealthManagement.com, WNYC News, Long Island Press, Yeshiva World News and other financial publications. He has also appeared on television and radio news programs such as CBS News, NBC News, Court TV and Marketplace/NPR.
Education:
- Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York
- Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice:
- State of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Western District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- State of Connecticut
Professional & Bar Association Memberships:
- Industry Member, National Arbitration and Mediation Committee (NAMC), FINRA
- Arbitrator, FINRA Dispute Resolution, Inc.
- Panel Member, Legal Referral Service of the Association of the Bar of the City of NY
- Panel Member, New York City Bar Association, City Bar Center for the CLE
- New York County Lawyers' Association
- Bar of the State of New York
Past Employment Positions:
- Prudential Securities, Inc., In-House Counsel
- CIBC Oppenheimer, Staff Attorney
- Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP