Timothy P. Burke is a member of Bingham’s Executive Board, is co-chair of the firm’s Financial Institutions Regulatory, Enforcement and Litigation Group, and practice group leader of the firm’s Broker-Dealer Regulatory practice. Tim handles a wide variety of both securities regulatory as well as litigation matters. He has represented broker-dealers, investment advisers, registered representatives, senior management, compliance officials and others in connection with private and public investigations and enforcement proceedings brought by the SEC, FINRA and other self-regulatory organizations, as well as numerous state regulators. Tim’s experience also includes civil litigation matters and arbitration proceedings relating to securities issues. He has handled matters across the country and cases involving transactions in Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.
Tim was recently national coordinating defense counsel for a major Wall Street firm for all regulatory and litigation matters involving the auction rate securities market. Previously, Tim was national coordinating defense counsel for all arbitration claims against a major broker-dealer involving research analysts following the technology market crash. He has successfully represented companies and individuals in connection with insider trading investigations, revenue-sharing, complex securities fraud issues, sales practice matters, licensing and registration issues, regulatory examinations, and disciplinary and administrative hearings and trials.
Tim is consistently recognized for his work in regulatory enforcement by Chambers USA, where clients describe him as “extraordinarily effective” and note his “enormous credibility with the regulators.” Tim frequently lectures on issues relevant to the securities industry and participates in panel discussions. He also regularly conducts continuing education training programs for broker-dealer clients. Tim has authored and co-authored articles on various securities topics, including securities arbitration proceedings, insider trading, defamation in the securities industry and state securities regulation issues, and he is the editor of the Annual ABA Broker-Dealer Litigation Survey.
