The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that it has obtained an emergency court order to freeze the assets of a South Florida man who has been charged with fraudulently offering investments in oil drilling projects in an article posted on the SEC's website. The SEC’s complaint, unsealed in federal court in West Palm […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy,have issued a new Investor Alert called Year-End Investment Considerations for Individual Investors. This new alert provides individual investors with a few suggestions for year-end investment planning as the year draws to a close. “The end of the year is a […]

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Donald Dean Horras CRD# 1056123 Soreide Law Group is investigating claims on behalf of investors who were clients of Ft. Lauderdale broker, Donald Horras, who was with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and according to FINRA's BrokerCheck, is currently with Raymond James and Associates of Ft. Lauderdale. Allegedly, Donald Horras, made unsuitable recommendations to elderly customers […]

Securitites Lawyer, Lars Soreide, has announced an investigation into Praetorian Global Fund (Praetorian). There was an SEC complaint filed against the principals of the Praetorian Global Fund. The SEC complaint alleges that the principals and others used the hedge fund to obtain funds from it's investors. According to the SEC complaint, investors were told that […]

Soreide Law Group, PLLC, is conducting an investigation into Behringer Harvard REIT I. Earlier this year, Behringer Harvard REIT I lost two properties in Minnesota and St. Louis to foreclosure. At midyear, the company listed $3.98 billion in assets and $2.509 billion in liabilities. There are now lawsuits stating that share values in the REIT […]

FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is investigating independent broker-dealers that sold variable annuities with subaccounts invested in hedge funds that resulted in $18 million in client losses during the credit crisis writes Bruce Kelly in a recent article for InvestmentNews.com. FINRA has been investigating the sale of a variable annuity issued by Sun Life […]

Straccia v. Focus Capital, FINRA ID # 11-02737 (Manchester, NH, 11/27/2012) - A FINRA Arbitration Panel awarded $1.8 million in compensatory damages, interest, attorney fees and costs to a group of customers who complained about various trading strategies. Securities Lawyer, Lars Soreide, of Soreide Law Group, represents clients nationwide before FINRA. If you or a […]

Soreide Law Group securities attorney, Lars Soreide, is currently investigating Cyprus Equipment Fund 14, LLC. If your broker sold you this private placement, and you experienced financial losses, we would like to speak to you. The following are the other Cyprus Equiment Funds: Cypress Equipment Fund VII Cypress Equipment Fund VIII Cypress Equipment Fund IX […]