Mr. Missal concentrates in securities enforcement matters, internal investigations and broker-dealer regulation.  He represents a number of public and private companies, and their officers and directors, on a variety of regulatory and corporate governance matters.  Mr. Missal regularly appears before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Department of Justice, state attorney generals and state securities regulators.  Some of his more significant matters include:

• Examiner in the New Century Financial Corporation bankruptcy proceeding, one of the largest subprime lenders.  Investigated a number of issues, including accounting and financial reporting irregularities and the potential use of post-petition cash collateral.
• Lead Counsel to the Independent Review Panel for CBS investigating the September 8, 2004 60 Minutes Wednesday segment concerning President Bush’s Texas Air National Guard Service.
• Representation of numerous public companies, broker-dealers, investment advisors, officers and directors in securities regulatory investigations before the SEC, DOJ, FINRA, state attorney generals and state securities regulators.  Recent matters have included issues of insider trading, financial reporting and disclosures, potential conflicts of interest between the research and investment banking departments and mutual fund market timing.
• Lead Counsel to the Examiner in the WorldCom bankruptcy proceeding.  Led team of lawyers and accountants investigating a number of issues, including accounting and financial reporting irregularities, WorldCom's relationships with investment bankers and auditors, loans to senior officers, WorldCom's acquisitions and the fiduciary duties of WorldCom's officers and directors.
• Representation of Michael Milken in an SEC action regarding a potential violation of a previous court order enjoining him from associating with a broker-dealer.
• Advice to Boards of Directors of various public companies on corporate governance issues. 
• Appointment as escrow agent and trustee by various federal courts for several multi-million dollar SEC disgorgement funds.

• Partner, K&L Gates, 1987-Present
• Practice Area Leader, K&L Gates Management Committee, 1998-Present
• Senior Counsel, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1983-1987
• Law Clerk, Chief Judge H. Carl Moultrie, District of Columbia Superior Court, 1982-1983
• Staff Assistant, President Jimmy Carter, 1978-1980

• NASDAQ Market Operations Review Committee, 2001 to 2006
• Chairman, Broker-Dealer Regulation and Securities Enforcement Committee, District of Columbia Bar Association, 1995-1998
• Lectured to the Russian Federal Securities Commission and the National Association of Securities Market Participants in November 1999 as part of the Financial Services Volunteer Corps.