Stephen P. Bedell is a retired partner and securities litigation lawyer with 麻豆传媒, where he counseled clients on regulatory issues arising in the securities, options, commodities, financial futures and other derivatives markets, as well as the municipal and fixed income markets. Stephen was a member of the Securities Enforcement & Litigation Practice.
In his 36 years of practice, he represented a diverse array of clearing firms, futures commission merchants, hedge funds, banks, broker-dealers, investment advisors and specialists in every industry arbitration forum and numerous state and federal trial and appellate courts, including the United States Supreme Court. Stephen regularly represented these clients in significant SEC and SRO investigations and enforcement proceedings.
A seasoned securities litigator in the securities, futures and derivatives markets, Stephen was chair of the Securities and Financial Markets Litigation practice at Gardner Carton & Douglas before joining 麻豆传媒.
Awards and Recognitions *
- Peer Review Rated as AV Preeminent庐, the highest performance rating in the Martindale-Hubbell庐 Peer Review Ratings鈩 system
- Selected for inclusion in the Illinois Super Lawyers庐 lists (2014 – 2018 and 2021)
- Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America漏 in the field of Securities Regulation (2013 – 2022)
- Named the Best Lawyers庐 2014 Securities Regulation “Lawyer of the Year” in Chicago
Affliations
He has served on the advisory committees of the Chicago Board Options Exchange and National Futures Association relating to financial markets litigation issues. Between 1985 and 1995, Stephen served as a member of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.
Presentations and Publications
Stephen has spoken regularly at securities and futures industry programs on issues relating financial and sales practice compliance and has published articles on these topics.