
Partner, PULLP
Jon Uretsky's practice is focused on securities litigation, including the resolution of civil disputes in federal and state courts, as well as in various dispute resolution forums. His practice involves representing both public and private companies, and their officers and directors, both in shareholder class actions and shareholder derivative suits. These matters involved accounting irregularities, fraud, corporate governance malfeasance, the creation of supermajority shares, as well as other transactions that implicate officers' and directors’ fiduciary duties. Mr. Uretsky also has extensive experience representing financial institutions in arbitration proceedings, in a number of forums that have included FINRA (formerly the NASD and NYSE), and the CBOE. These arbitration proceedings have run the gamut from simplified arbitrations to large and complex proceedings, and have also included intra-industry arbitrations seeking injunctive relief. Mr. Uretsky's practice also concentrates on the representation of hedge funds, public companies, stock promoters, investor relations firms, investment advisors and broker-dealers in regulatory matters before the SEC and applicable SROs, and in the white-collar context before the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Going public through a DESPAC puts companies under a spotlight most leaders underestimate. In this episode, we sit down with Jon Uretzky, founding partner of PULP Law Firm, one of the most recognized securities litigation firms in the microcap and small-cap markets. Jon explains why DESPAC transactions attract disproportionate regulatory and shareholder scrutiny, how SEC actions trigger cascading class-action lawsuits, and why FINRA’s Corporate Actions department can quietly derail post...…