Prior to joining the firm Stephen served as a legal intern for the University of Miami Investor Rights Clinic. Through this role, he drafted memoranda regarding FINRA arbitration claims involving suitability standards and analyzed financial statements to determine damages related to unsuitable investments.
In addition, Stephen was previously a summer associate in the firm’s Miami office. He assisted in the drafting process for complex international stock purchase agreements and registration right agreements, escrow agreements, various commercial product and service agreements, and SEC registration forms. Stephen also researched SEC rules to assist with distribution of securities, and NASDAQ and NYSE rule proposals governing various initial public offerings.