Margaret “Peggy” Blake

Peggy Blake is of counsel at Jones Day in the Financial Markets Practice Group where she advises U.S. and international financial entities on the application of U.S. securities laws to their activities.  She advises market participants on compliance issues and applicable rules under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as well as rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) and other self-regulatory organizations.  She assists clients with all aspects of broker-dealer registration, including continuing membership applications, materiality consultations, no-action requests and general regulatory and compliance issues.  She assists on structuring broker-dealer mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures and has represented clients before the National Adjudicatory Council to overcome statutory disqualification status.

Peggy began her career at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Division of Market Regulation (now Trading and Markets).  She went on to work in the Washington offices of several international law firms, where she advised on various aspects of U.S. securities laws.  Prior to joining Jones Day, Peggy spent four years as associate general counsel with the MSRB, where she was responsible for rulemaking, regulatory policy, and legal projects related to market price transparency, trade reporting, and uniform practice rules related to the municipal securities market.