Litigation - Securities Securities Regulation
Brian J. Schulman
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Brian J. Schulman focuses his practice on complex commercial and securities litigation. He represents individual and corporate clients in prosecuting and defending a wide-variety of business disputes, including contract matters, fraud, securities law violations, shareholder disputes, real estate transactions, lender liability, mortgage fraud and officer/director liability.
Brian is former General Counsel to the Securities Division of the Arizona Corporation Commission, where he spent five years before returning to private practice in 1999. During his tenure at the Commission, he prosecuted an array of securities fraud cases and represented the Securities Division in regulatory matters such as lobbying, rulemaking and administrative proceedings related to investment advisor, broker/dealer and capital formation regulations.
Brian practices in both state and federal courts, arbitration proceedings, and before various regulatory agencies such as the Arizona Corporation Commission, the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions and the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board.
Overview
- University of Kansas, J.D., graduated 1993
- Washington University in St. Louis, B.Eng, graduated 1990
- Arizona, State Bar of Arizona
- Arizona, State Bar of Arizona
- University of Kansas, J.D., graduated 1993
- Washington University in St. Louis, B.Eng, graduated 1990
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Securities Regulation, Scottsdale (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Litigation - Securities
- Securities Regulation
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Commercial Litigation
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Areas of Concentration
Commercial litigation
Securities litigation and arbitration
Regulatory and administrative matters
Business arbitrations and mediations
Securities litigation and arbitration
Regulatory and administrative matters
Business arbitrations and mediations
- Other Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
- Significant Representations
- Represented a number of national and regional banks in a variety of matters.
- Represented public company in shareholder derivative lawsuit. The court granted the company’s motion to dismiss.
- Represented California public company that purchases and manages charged-off consumer receivable portfolios in lawsuit against world's largest independent credit card issuer. Case resulted in multimillion-dollar settlement for client.°
- Represented former officers, directors and employees of Arizona religious foundation in connection with state and federal litigation arising from accounting and securities fraud charges against outside professionals. At the time the matter resulted in the largest not-for-profit bankruptcy in <st1:country-region>U.S.</st1:country-region> history.°
- Defended a national moving company in negligence case before a jury. Won a defense verdict.°
- Resolved dozens of cases through mediation, arbitration and settlement negotiations.
- Represent several restaurants and other small businesses in contract and business disputes
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