Hanson v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

SIFMA submitted an Amicus “Friend of the Court” Brief.

Court:

U.S. Court of Appeals

(Ninth Circuit)

Amicus Issue:

Whether the industry standard employee trading policies of broker-dealers – which require employees to generally maintain their personal brokerage accounts in-house – violates a California law that prohibits employers from forcing employees to patronize the employer.

Counsel of Record:

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Allan Dinkoff

Other Amici:

None.