David Dickstein represents broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies and hedge funds in connection with a variety of regulatory, compliance and operational matters. David regularly counsels investment advisers on registration and regulatory matters, such as the need for registration, conflict of interest disclosures, soft dollars and best execution, firm advertising and marketing, federal and state pay-to-play matters, trade allocations and personal trading. He also advises broker-dealers on registration and ongoing compliance matters, mutual fund supermarkets on mutual fund distribution issues and brokerage and advisory firms on structuring and offering wrap fee programs and other financial products. In addition, David provides assistance in responding to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations and examinations and in conducting compliance audits and regulatory reviews.