Attorney Profiles

Richard S. Kraut 
Washington, District of Columbia
phone (202) 466-9152
fax (202) 452-0930
email Email Me

Areas of Focus:

Partner, Securities and Corporate Investigations and White Collar Groups. Mr. Kraut represents public companies; their officers and directors; broker-dealers; financial institutions; investment advisors; accountants; and other individuals in matters, including SEC and SRO enforcement, private litigation and arbitration and criminal litigation.

Prior Experience: Securities and Exchange Commission, Former Assistant Director, Division of Enforcement.

Education:
Columbia Law School, New York, New York, 1966
J.D.


Colgate University, 1963
B.A.


Professional Activities:
American Bar Association (Criminal Law, Securities, and Litigation Sections)


Board of Arbitrators, National Association of Securities Dealers


District of Columbia Bar Association (Corporation, Finance, and Securities Law Division)


Bar Admissions:
District of Columbia
New York
Publications:
Co-author, Right to Legal-Fee Advances in SEC Receivership Cases, The Legal Intelligencer, January, 2007


Co-author, Courts Push Back Against Governmental Overreaching, The Legal Intelligencer, July, 2006


Honors and Awards:
Mr. Kraut is "AV" rated by Martindale Hubbell, the highest peer review rating provided by the national legal directory.


Named one of The Best Lawyers in America in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

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