Amy J. Greer
Partner
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Amy is a partner and co-leader of the Securities Litigation and Enforcement practice, a component of the Global Regulatory and Enforcement group. Amy specializes in a broad range of securities litigation and enforcement matters and advises, among others:
- Financial institutions
- Broker-dealers
- Hedge funds
- Mutual funds
- Other investment companies and advisers
- Securities issuers and reporting companies, and
- European and U.S. commodities traders
Amy regularly represents clients in all manner of securities regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings; where necessary, coordinating efforts with ongoing criminal investigations, multiple enforcement/ regulatory efforts or civil litigation matters. At any given time, Amy has multiple active confidential investigation matters pending in several different offices of:
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
- Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs)
- State Attorneys General and Securities Commissions
In addition to conducting and managing internal investigations and providing compliance counselling, she advises on:
- Allegations of insider trading
- Financial fraud claims
- Issuer disclosure and reporting violations
- Fraud allegations relating to securities offerings
- Municipal securities-related violations
- Sarbanes-Oxley issues
- Anti-money laundering issues
- Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
As a member of the Social and Digital Media Task Force, Amy co-authored the Securities chapter of the firm’s Social Media White Paper entitled "A Legal Guide to the Commercial Risks and Rewards of the Social Media Phenomenon."
Before joining Reed Smith, Amy served as Regional Trial Counsel in the Philadelphia Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In that role, Amy served as the chief litigation counsel in the Philadelphia office and managed a staff of lawyers responsible for a wide variety of enforcement matters. Amy, an experienced trial lawyer, joined the agency in July 2003.
Prior to joining the SEC, Amy was in private practice in Pittsburgh, most recently, as a shareholder in the Litigation practice group of a large regional law firm, where she specialized in corporate and commercial litigation, securities litigation and enforcement proceedings, corporate governance matters, and general business litigation. Amy's commitment to public service pre-dates her recent government service, and is demonstrated by her history of volunteer service, pro bono work, and service to the bar.
Amy has received an AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, representing the highest possible rating by her peers in the legal profession. Amy now splits her time between Reed Smith’s Philadelphia and New York offices.
In addition to a wide range of confidential regulatory investigations, the following representative matters offer a sense of the breadth of Amy’s practice range.
Representative Matters
Successfully represented dissident shareholder group in proxy contest litigation, with the result that the Annual Meeting and Director election went forward as scheduled and the dissidents were all elected to the Board of Directors.
Representing market maker in connection with parallel SEC and exchange enforcement investigations of alleged Regulation SHO-based violations.
Representing national broker-dealer client in connection with FINRA investigation of mutual fund sales practices.
Advised a multi-national client with its response to a Department of Justice (DOJ) grand jury investigation, which revealed that the client may have been the victim of a fraud perpetrated by certain employees and outside vendors. The engagement has included the conduct of an internal investigation, assisted by the client's internal audit capability and an outside forensic accounting firm, and the provision of advice in regard to Sarbanes-Oxley disclosure requirements.
Favorably settled a private securities litigation and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement action on behalf of the former CEO of a publicly traded medical services company in connection with allegations of financial fraud.
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Experience
| 2008 | Reed Smith |
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| 2003 | United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement |
| 2000 | Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling, P.C. |
| 1997 | Bower Greer & Panzarella, P.C. |
| 1989 | Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot, LLC |
| — | Continuing Legal Education Instructor - Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Allegheny County Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association, and National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) |
Legal Education
| 1989 | J.D., College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law |
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| — | First Recipient of the George Wythe Award |
Undergraduate Education
| 1985 | B.A., Gettysburg College, Phi Beta Kappa |
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Professional Admissions / Qualifications
- Pennsylvania
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court - Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Fourth Circuit
Professional Affiliations
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Allegheny County Bar Association - former President
- American Bar Association
Awards
- 2007 - Chairman's Award for Excellence
- 2005 - Allegheny County Bar Foundation Partnership Award
- 2003 - "Emissary For Justice" award from Pennsylvania Legal Services
- 1995 - Neighborhood Legal Services Association Outstanding Service Recognition
- 1995 - Allegheny County Bar Association Pro Bono Program Outstanding Volunteer
- 1995 - American Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Award - Awarded for outstanding commitment to the delivery of volunteer legal services to the poor.