Brooke E. Conner is an Associate at Vedder Price and a member of the firm's Litigation group. Ms. Conner has significant experience representing clients in regulatory investigations and proceedings brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and other regulators, as well as counseling clients during regulatory examinations.
Ms. Conner has significant experience representing clients in regulatory investigations and proceedings brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and other regulators, as well as counseling clients during regulatory examinations. Her practice includes defending suits alleging securities violations, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract. She regularly counsels clients in Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)arbitration proceedings and represents broker-dealers, investment advisers and individuals in complex financial litigation cases, including whistleblower allegations, suitability, supervision and insider trading.
Ms. Conner has represented clients in several high profile cases involving receiverships and large-scale financial fraud, where she has worked closely with receivers, law enforcement officials, regulators and others to locate, preserve and maximize the value of the receivership.
Ms. Conner was selected for inclusion as an "Illinois Rising Star" by Super Lawyers in 2016 and 2020.
