Citigroup Global Markets Inc v Abbar
Published on:
December 16, 2013
SIFMA submitted an Amicus “Friend of the Court” Brief
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals
(Second Circuit)
Amicus Issues:
Whether a foreign claimant who entered into transactions with a foreign affiliate of a broker-dealer is a “customer” of the broker-dealer, as that term is used in FINRA Rule 12200, such that the claimant can compel the firm to arbitrate a dispute between the parties in the FINRA arbitration forum.
Counsel of Record:
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Robert J. Giuffra, Jr.
Brent J. McIntosh
Jeffrey B. Wall
Other Amici:
None.