Jones Walker LLP

161 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Litigation - Banking and Finance Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Litigation - Securities

Biography

Robert Bieck is special counsel in the Litigation Practice Group. He focuses on securities and other regulatory compliance and enforcement defense, and capital markets products and corporate governance litigation. Rob represents securities brokers, banks and other financial institutions, and corporations, as well as their directors, officers, and other employees, in matters arising under federal and state securities laws, general corporate laws, banking laws, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Rob also represents accountants and attorneys in matters arising from their activities in these professions. He counsels and defends clients with regard to regulatory compliance, internal investigations, private and class actions, arbitration, governmental and self-regulatory organization (SRO) enforcement actions, and insurance coverage issues both for assureds and insurance carriers. He also represents clients in Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act litigation. Over the course of his career with Jones Walker, Rob has handled the civil side of parallel regulatory and criminal proceedings involving corporate, securities, banking, and professional liability issues. He has practiced before the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), various securities self-regulatory organizations, and state securities and banking and insurance regulatory agencies, as well as various federal and state courts.

Jones Walker LLP

161 Best Lawyers awards

Jones Walker LLP logo

Overview

  • University of Nebraska Omaha, B.A., graduated 1974
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Texas Tech University, J.D., graduated 1977

  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
  • Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar

  • American Bar Association, Section of Business Law and Litigation - Member
  • District of Columbia Bar Association - Member
  • Louisiana Bankers Association, Bank Counsel Section - Member
  • Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
  • National Society of Compliance Professionals - Member
  • Securities Industry and Financial Association, Legal and Compliance Division - Member
  • State Bar of Texas, Sections of Business Law and Litigation - Member

  • US District Court for the District of Columbia
  • US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • US Supreme Court
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas
  • Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
  • American Bar Association, Section of Business Law and Litigation - Member
  • District of Columbia Bar Association - Member
  • Louisiana Bankers Association, Bank Counsel Section - Member
  • Louisiana State Bar Association - Member
  • National Society of Compliance Professionals - Member
  • Securities Industry and Financial Association, Legal and Compliance Division - Member
  • State Bar of Texas, Sections of Business Law and Litigation - Member
  • University of Nebraska Omaha, B.A., graduated 1974
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Texas Tech University, J.D., graduated 1977
  • US District Court for the District of Columbia
  • US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
  • US District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • US Supreme Court

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Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation - Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Litigation - Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation - Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Litigation - Securities
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance, New Orleans (2024)
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance, New Orleans (2021)
  • Litigation - Securities, New Orleans (2018)
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance, New Orleans (2016)
  • Litigation - Securities, New Orleans (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Litigation - Securities
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • International Trade and Finance Law
Special Focus:
  • Complex Litigation
  • Corporate Governance
  • ERISA
  • SEC Enforcement
  • Securities

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