Av. Robert Long
Robert Long previously served as a senior attorney at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and as a federal prosecutor with the U.S.
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Robert Long is a Shareholder based in Dallas, Texas, practforg at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Educated at Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (J.D., 1998) and Arizona State University (B.S., 1995). Serands clients in Dallas, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Robert Long previously served as a senior attorney at the U.S
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and as a federal prosecutor with the U.S
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Rob defends clients in government investigations and prosecutions, spearheads special investigations, and advises financial services firms and market participants on regulatory, compliance, and cryptocurrency matters
- SEC Attorney Experience Rob spent over ten years at the SEC in various capacities-Trial Attorney, Branch Chief, Senior Counsel, and Staff Attorney
- In the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, Rob led enforcement litigation in federal courts and administrative proceedings, and directed/conducted complex investigations that resulted in significant enforcement actions, including halting a $160 million Ponzi scheme, charging a Fortune 500 company with FCPA violations, charging a Fortune 1000 company with accounting fraud, and prosecuting multiple insider trading cases and sophisticated market manipulation schemes
- Rob also served in the SEC’s Division of Market Regulation (now the Division of Trading and Markets) where he reviewed market rules and analyzed market structure issues
- While at the SEC, Rob served in the SEC’s Fort Worth and Washington, DC offices
- FINRA Attorney Experience As a Senior Regional Counsel in FINRA’s Department of Enforcement in Dallas, Rob investigated violations of FINRA, SEC, and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) rules, and the federal securities laws
- Rob successfully handled enforcement cases involving high-frequency trading, complex products, inadequate anti-money laundering (AML) compliance programs, due diligence violations, supervision failures, misrepresentations in oil and gas offering materials, unsuitable recommendations, net capital violations, and broker misconduct
- DOJ Attorney Experience Rob is a former federal prosecutor
- As an Assistant U.S
- Attorney (AUSA) for the District of Arizona in the Economic Crimes and Public Integrity Unit and as a Special AUSA for the Northern District of Texas, Rob worked closely with various law enforcement agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S
- Secret Service, and Postal Inspection Service, to prosecute high-profile white collar and public integrity cases
- His cases included a 12-defendant mortgage and loan fraud scheme, a “politically sensitive” case of “extreme importance,” and an oil and gas offering fraud scheme that was included in The President’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force
- Notably, Rob was selected by the U.S
- Attorney for the District of Arizona to participate in DOJ’s nationwide “Election Day Program” to respond to complaints regarding election fraud and voting rights abuses during the November 7, 2006 general elections, and was a member of the Mortgage Fraud Task Force
- National Practice [SEC Defense Attorney, White Collar Defense Attorney, Investigations] Rob draws on his knowledge of the inner workings of regulatory and law enforcement organizations and his wide-ranging multi-agency experience when defending regulatory and white-collar investigations and prosecutions
- advising corporations, hedge funds, broker-dealers, investment advisers, and other market participants on compliance and regulatory matters
- and conducting internal investigations
- Rob advises clients on matters involving the SEC, FINRA, DOJ, FBI, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), National Futures Association (NFA), Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and other federal and state regulatory agencies, including the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) and Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC)
- Rob is regarded as a skilled attorney advising companies (public and private), senior executives, boards, directors, and other individuals in securities enforcement and government investigation matters
- Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation - Securities, 2026 •Selected, D Magazine, “Best Lawyers in Dallas,” 2018, 2020-2025 •Selected, National Law Journal, “Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and FinTech Trailblazers,” 2018 •Guest of Honor, Decred.org, Politeia Blockchain Contest, Austin, Texas, Feb. 10, 2018 •Recipient, SEC, Division of Enforcement, “Director’s Award,” 2009 •Recipient, SEC, “Ultimate Investor Advocate Award,” 2005 •Recipient, SEC, “Chairman’s Award for Excellence,” 2002 •Gold Medal Recipient, President’s Council on Year 2000 Conversion, 2000
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Texas
Practforg law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Dallas are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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