Robert Vaughan Cornish Jr

Bob Cornish focuses his practice on litigation, arbitration, regulatory and compliance matters for broker-dealers, investment advisers, hedge funds, commodity firms, institutional investors and family offices in the United States and abroad. He places particular emphasis on alternative investment, broker-dealer and EB-5 fund formation, compliance and governance matters, including litigation, arbitration and enforcement. Bob previously served as chief legal and compliance officer and in-house counsel for prominent investment firms, where he acquired valuable experience handling complex business management and marketing matters for investment management clients. Over his exceptional 23-year career, Bob has come to be known for his integrity and professionalism and his dogged determination in seeing cases to a satisfactory conclusion.

Recognized as one of the Top 15 Securities Attorneys in the EB-5 arena by his peers and a thought leader on broker-dealer and investment adviser compliance in the EB-5 space, Bob is often asked to speak or comment on such matters to industry participants and others. Bob is a member of the EB5 Securities Roundtable, a group of leading EB-5 securities attorneys organized to facilitate best practices in the offerings of EB-5 securities and to urge harmonization of the EB-5 program with the securities laws.

Good to know

Job Types Counsel
Areas of Practice 1) Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2) Commercial Litigation, 3) Financial Services, 4) Immigration, 5) Native Nations, 6) Professional Liability & Services and 7) Securities
Law School Samford University Cumberland School of Law (J.D.,1993)
Admitted Year 2005
Education Davidson College (B.A.,1989)
Bar Member / Association District of Columbia State Bar Associations,New York State Bar Associations,Arkansas State Bar Associations,Tennessee State Bar Associations, Wyoming State Bar Associations
Most recent firm Wilson Elser
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-cornish-462b254/
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