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Bio:

Ernest primarily practices in the areas of securities litigation and regulation, white collar criminal defense, business litigation, and alternative dispute resolution, with particular emphasis on matters pertaining to:
• private placements
• initial public offerings
• broker-dealer creation
• investment advisor creation
• hedge fund creation

Before Fox Rothschild
Prior to joining the firm, Ernest was a partner at a New Jersey/New York area law firm.  Before that time, he was an enforcement attorney with the SEC.

Beyond Fox Rothschild
Ernest is an adjunct Assistant Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School where he teaches a course in securities fraud enforcement.  He has been appointed an arbitrator and mediator for The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (formerly, the NASD and NYSE); an arbitrator for the NFA; and an arbitrator and mediator for the New Jersey State Courts.

Ernest has made appearances on Bloomberg TV, CNBC, and various news radio programs addressing a variety of securities enforcement and corporate governance issues.

Ernest also serves as treasurer for the New York County Lawyers Association.

Honors and Awards
• Martindale Hubbell "AV" rated
• Selected as a "New Jersey Super Lawyer" by New Jersey Monthly (2005-2007)
• Selected as a "40 Under 40," by New Jersey Law Journal honoring the top 40 lawyers in New Jersey under the age of 40 (2004)

Articles / Publications
• Co-Author, "Down But Not Out: The SEC Will Rise From The PIPE Ashes," Small Business Securities Newsletter (April 2008)
• Author, "Aggressive Corporate Crime Approach Offers Little Protection," New Jersey Law Journal (March 24, 2008)
• Author, "Is the McNulty Memorandum Fool’s Gold?" New Jersey Law Journal (March 03, 2008)
• "Has SEC Created a Special Exemption for the Press?" New York Law Journal (Aug. 24, 2007)
• "Chapter 109: The Attorney-Cleint Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine," Securities Law Techniques (Lexis-Nexis, publishers) (May, 2007)
• "The New Detectives," New Jersey Law Journal (Nov. 27, 2006)
• "Timing Cuts to the Heart of the Matter," New Jersey Law Journal (Dec. 29, 2005)
• "Corporate Counsel's Role in Detecting Internal Fraud," Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (Nov. 2005)
• "When a Broker Goes Bad: When Does the Buck Stop?" New Jersey Law Journal (Oct. 10, 2005)
• "Hedge Funds Under Fire: Is There Body Armor Out There?" Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (June 2005)primarily practices in the areas of securities litigation and regulation, white collar criminal defense, business litigation, and alternative dispute resolution, with particular emphasis on matters pertaining to:
• private placements
• initial public offerings
• broker-dealer creation
• investment advisor creation
• hedge fund creation

Before Fox Rothschild
Prior to joining the firm, Ernest was a partner at a New Jersey/New York area law firm.  Before that time, he was an enforcement attorney with the SEC.

Beyond Fox Rothschild
Ernest is an adjunct Assistant Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School where he teaches a course in securities fraud enforcement.  He has been appointed an arbitrator and mediator for The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (formerly, the NASD and NYSE); an arbitrator for the NFA; and an arbitrator and mediator for the New Jersey State Courts.

Ernest has made appearances on Bloomberg TV, CNBC, and various news radio programs addressing a variety of securities enforcement and corporate governance issues.

Ernest also serves as treasurer for the New York County Lawyers Association.

Honors and Awards
• Martindale Hubbell "AV" rated
• Selected as a "New Jersey Super Lawyer" by New Jersey Monthly (2005-2007)
• Selected as a "40 Under 40," by New Jersey Law Journal honoring the top 40 lawyers in New Jersey under the age of 40 (2004)

Articles / Publications
• Co-Author, "Down But Not Out: The SEC Will Rise From The PIPE Ashes," Small Business Securities Newsletter (April 2008)
• Author, "Aggressive Corporate Crime Approach Offers Little Protection," New Jersey Law Journal (March 24, 2008)
• Author, "Is the McNulty Memorandum Fool’s Gold?" New Jersey Law Journal (March 03, 2008)
• "Has SEC Created a Special Exemption for the Press?" New York Law Journal (Aug. 24, 2007)
• "Chapter 109: The Attorney-Cleint Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine," Securities Law Techniques (Lexis-Nexis, publishers) (May, 2007)
• "The New Detectives," New Jersey Law Journal (Nov. 27, 2006)
• "Timing Cuts to the Heart of the Matter," New Jersey Law Journal (Dec. 29, 2005)
• "Corporate Counsel's Role in Detecting Internal Fraud," Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (Nov. 2005)
• "When a Broker Goes Bad: When Does the Buck Stop?" New Jersey Law Journal (Oct. 10, 2005)
• "Hedge Funds Under Fire: Is There Body Armor Out There?" Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (June 2005)