Russell C. Weigel, III has more than 25 years of experience in the securities law field. In 2005, he established the Miami-based law firm, Russell C. Weigel, III, P.A., and serves as the firm’s president. As a securities transactional and litigation attorney, he advises both private and public company clients on matters related to capital raise transactions, the preparation of registration statement filings and SEC reports, and helping companies go public. Within an EB-5 investment and business immigration context, Attorney Weigel provides securities and immigration compliance services to investors, new commercial enterprises, and regional centers.
The litigation practice at Russell C. Weigel, III, P.A., is focused on defending financial professionals and corporate executives involved in investor/shareholder corporate and securities litigation claims, securities arbitrations, and state securities enforcement and SEC matters. Within the EB-5 field, Attorney Weigel’s securities litigation services are applicable to EB-5 investors who find their investments and visa status at risk due to the misconduct of others. His services are also applicable to EB-5 market participants such as immigration attorneys, regional centers, and NCEs that are involved in SEC investigations and litigation, and investor litigation.
Before establishing his own firm, Attorney Weigel worked for five years as a private-practice securities litigation and transactional attorney for two law firms, successively. In this capacity, he advised on corporate and securities regulatory compliance matters, public company mergers, and defense of SEC and NYSE investigations, and he defended and prosecuted civil litigation and securities arbitration matters. Prior to this, from 1990 to 2001, he worked as an enforcement attorney at the SEC, with some his various roles including special counsel and branch chief.
At the SEC, in addition to supervising investigations, Attorney Weigel’s responsibilities included litigating administrative and civil injunctive proceedings on the SEC’s behalf, most of which involved sales of unregistered non-exempt securities, allegations of fraud, or regulatory compliance violations by broker dealers, stock promoters, investment advisers, and others. Prior to his work at the SEC, Attorney Weigel served as an assistant attorney for the state of Florida from 1989 to 1990, in which capacity he tried bench and jury trials in criminal prosecutions.
Attorney Weigel earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Vanderbilt University, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law. He holds active bar admissions in the states of Florida, the District of Columbia, and New York, along with several U.S. District Courts and U.S. Courts of Appeals. He is a Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated securities attorney, and recently authored a book for executives and entrepreneurs on limiting litigation risk when raising capital.
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