Terry R. Weiss focuses his practice on representing the securities industry in the full range of legal disputes, leveraging his nearly 35 years of practical experience representing broker-dealers, investment advisors, prime brokers and securities industry professionals in regulatory and enforcement matters, civil litigation and arbitrations and internal investigations.
Mr. Weiss has served as lead counsel in over 100 arbitrations through award, and has actively supervised the handling of hundreds others. He also has extensive experience in appellate matters, especially in cases impacting the securities industry. Mr. Weiss has argued appeals before most of the federal circuit courts of appeal and a number of state courts, resulting in favorable decisions for the securities industry. An important part of his practice includes the defense of enforcement matters before the various securities industry regulators, including the SEC, FINRA and the various states. Mr.Weiss is also called upon to lead internal investigations that are often linked to enforcement matters or litigations.
Mr. Weiss is a 1986 graduate of Emory School of Law and a graduate, with high honors, of Emory University.
Areas of Practice
Securities Litigation
Consumer and Commercial Finance
Appellate
Admissions
- Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
Education
- Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1986
- Emory University, B.A., with high honors, 1983
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2023-present - Maynard Nexsen
- Shareholder, 2021-2023 - DLA Piper
- Partner, 2019-2021 - Greenberg Traurig
- Shareholder, 2009-2019 - Sutherland Asbil & Brennan LLP
- Partner, 2001-2009
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association
- Co-Chair, Broker-Dealer Litigation Committee, 2010-2011
- Editor, Broker-Dealer Litigation Survey, 2008-2014 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
- Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)
- Outside Counsel Member
Honors and Awards
Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2012-2018
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2021-present
Listed in Georgia Super Lawyers
Listed in The Legal 500, 20123-2017
Team Member, The American Lawyer's "Regional Litigation Department of the Year - Georgia," 2018
Listed in Georgia Trend magazine "Legal Elite," 2009-2013 and 2015
Team Member, Fulton County Daily Report, "Georgia Litigation Department of the Year," Securities Litigation, 2013
Team Member, Law360 "Employment Practice Group of the Year," 2011 and 2013
Team Member, Law360 "Appellate Practice Group of the Year," 2010
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®
Civic and Charitable Activities
- ART PAPERS
- Board of Directors, 2015-present - High Museum of Art
- Former Board Member and Director’s Circle
Representative Matters
Secured a major victory for Raymond James before a FINRA arbitration panel (Nov 2023) after a hearing that lasted 2.5 years brought by 146 Latin American investors. Out-of-pocket damages alleged were $34 million and seeking an all-in recovery of over $100 million. The Panel awarded a defense verdict and the claimants to pay the majority of the forum fees.
Selected Publications
- Co-author, "Crypto.com Acquires Broker-Dealer While Suing the SEC," Duane Morris Fintechnically Speaking Blog, November 1, 2024
Selected Speaking Engagements
Co-host, “Handling Arbitrations Virtually," Webinar, June 15, 2020
Panelist, "Arbitration: Issues and Strategies," Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Annual Seminar, March 2017
Panelist, "Recent Regulatory Developments and Related Ethical Considerations for In-House Counsel," February 2017
Panelist, "Ethics for Lawyers Serving Financial Services Companies," Compliance and Legal Society Charlotte Regional Seminar, September 2016
Speaker, "Arbitration: Practical Considerations," Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Event, March 2014
"Handling Arbitrations Virtually," CLE, June 2010