With nearly 35 years of practical experience, Terry focuses his practice on representing the securities industry in the full range of legal disputes. In that capacity, he represents broker-dealers, investment advisors, prime brokers and securities industry professionals in regulatory and enforcement matters, civil litigation and arbitrations and internal investigations. Terry has served as lead counsel in over 100 arbitrations through award, and has actively supervised the handling of hundreds others. A sub-specialty is the handling of appellate matters, especially in cases impacting the securities industry. He has argued appeals before most of the federal circuit courts of appeal and a number of state courts resulting in favorable decisions for the securities industry. An important part of his practice includes the defense of enforcement matters before the various securities industry regulators, including the SEC, FINRA and the various states. Terry is also called upon to lead internal investigations that are often linked to enforcement matters or litigations.
He earned his J.D. from the Emory School of Law in 1986 and holds a B.A. in economics (High Honors) from Emory University.