Legal and Regulatory Affairs

Chair: Rosemarie Thurston
Alston & Bird LLP
404-881-4417
rosemarie.thurston@alston.com

The Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee reviews and evaluates regulatory issues that may affect the business objectives of our members. It seeks to educate industry participants about trends and issues and as appropriate, prepare responses and/or position papers by the IPA that have broad industry acceptance. Among the Committee’s interests are NASAA, FINRA and the SEC.
Subcommittees of the Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee include:

FINRA – Rick Paley, Carey Financial, 212-492-1175
NASAA – Stan Eigenbrodt, Behringer Harvard, 214-655-1600
SEC – Michael Choate, Shefsky & Froelich, Ltd, 312-527-4000

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Job Opening at the IPA: Education Director February 3, 2012
The IPA is looking to hire an Education Director. The Education Director will work closely with the association’s Education Committee to grow the market of financial advisors selling Direct Investment products, including Non--Listed REITs, Oil and Gas Partnerships, Private Placements, Equipment Leasing, and Managed Futures. This individual will be primarily […]
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January 2012 IPA/FINRA Annual Meeting Recap February 3, 2012
On Monday, January 30th, an IPA board designated team met with members of FINRA for the annual strategy meeting. The primary objectives were to support the positive relationship between the IPA and FINRA, and to learn about FINRA’s priorities for 2012. Please log into the IPA members only site to view the full notes from […]
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Non-traded REITs face tough scrutiny January 19, 2012
InvestmentNews editor Bruce Kelly recently spoke with IPA CEO and President Kevin Hogan, as well as several other IPA-member representatives, to learn more about what to expect in the Non-Listed REIT industry during the upcoming year. Kelly outlined some of the largest industry events of the past year and provided an in-depth look into the […]
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