Bear Stearns - Bear Stearns Clearing Corporation
Up until the recent financial crisis, Bear, Sterns & Co., Inc. was one of the world's largest financial firms providing investment banking, securities trading, and brokerage services. The firm was headquartered in New York City with offices throughout the United States as well as in Europe, Asia, and South America. Founded in 1923, Bear Stearns was integrated with J.P. Morgan Chase in 2008. In January 2010, Bear Stearns' name was officially changed to J.P. Morgan Securities.
A securities brokerage firm licensed by FINRA, Bear Sterns/J.P. Morgan Securities has a legal duty to supervise its brokers and its brokers' recommendations to clients to ensure compliance with and prevent violations of the rules of the security industry. When an individual broker is negligent or acts in an unlawful manner against the interests of the client and that client suffers damages as a result of such wrongdoing, the firm may be held liable for the investor's losses.
The law firm of Meyer Wilson has the experience, expertise and financial resources to represent clients with investor claims against securities brokerage firms such as Bear Sterns/J.P. Morgan Securities. Our firm represents clients with investor claims in federal and state courts, and in arbitration through The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and private arbitration. We also represent international clients with claims against brokerage firms in the United States through FINRA.
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