Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- Washington, D.C.
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, JD
- Louisiana State University, BA,
summa cum laude
J. Eric Prather
Associate
Represents broker-dealers, hedge funds, and other financial services clients in regulatory investigations and enforcement actions by the SEC, CFTC, and SROs, including with respect to insider trading, market manipulation and various fraud-based allegations.
Eric also advises on related civil and bankruptcy litigation matters.
- “Investment Adviser Conflicts Under the SEC’s New Enforcement Paradigm,” Bloomberg Law, June 2022
- “SEC Seeks to Shorten the Standard Settlement Cycle to T+1,” Schulte Alert, Feb. 10, 2022
- “SPAC Litigation Alert: CEO of Acquisition Target Charged in First Criminal Indictment Connected to a De-SPAC Transaction,” Schulte Alert, Aug. 9, 2021
- “SPAC Litigation Alert: SPAC Sponsor and CEO Agree to Pay Civil Penalties and Forfeit Sponsor Shares Following SEC’s Charge of Disclosure and Due Diligence Failures,” Schulte Alert, July 20, 2021
- “Federal Banking Regulators Update Guidance on Model Risk Management Practices for AML and Sanctions Compliance,” Schulte Alert, June 10, 2021
- “SPAC Litigation Alert: SEC Cautions SPAC Participants that Claims of Reduced Liability Exposure Are Overstated,” Schulte Alert, April 13, 2021
- “Broker-Dealers and Mutual Funds: Increased Regulatory Focus on Suspicious Activity Monitoring and Reporting Requirements,” Schulte Alert, April 1, 2021
- “SEC Staff Bulletin Highlights AML Risks Associated with Low-Priced Securities Trading in Omnibus Accounts,” Schulte Alert, Dec. 14, 2020
- “Investment Adviser Conflicts Under the SEC’s New Enforcement Paradigm,” Bloomberg Law, June 2022
- “SEC Seeks to Shorten the Standard Settlement Cycle to T+1,” Schulte Alert, Feb. 10, 2022
- “SPAC Litigation Alert: CEO of Acquisition Target Charged in First Criminal Indictment Connected to a De-SPAC Transaction,” Schulte Alert, Aug. 9, 2021
- “SPAC Litigation Alert: SPAC Sponsor and CEO Agree to Pay Civil Penalties and Forfeit Sponsor Shares Following SEC’s Charge of Disclosure and Due Diligence Failures,” Schulte Alert, July 20, 2021
- “Federal Banking Regulators Update Guidance on Model Risk Management Practices for AML and Sanctions Compliance,” Schulte Alert, June 10, 2021
- “SPAC Litigation Alert: SEC Cautions SPAC Participants that Claims of Reduced Liability Exposure Are Overstated,” Schulte Alert, April 13, 2021
- “Broker-Dealers and Mutual Funds: Increased Regulatory Focus on Suspicious Activity Monitoring and Reporting Requirements,” Schulte Alert, April 1, 2021
- “SEC Staff Bulletin Highlights AML Risks Associated with Low-Priced Securities Trading in Omnibus Accounts,” Schulte Alert, Dec. 14, 2020
J. Eric Prather
Associate
Represents broker-dealers, hedge funds, and other financial services clients in regulatory investigations and enforcement actions by the SEC, CFTC, and SROs, including with respect to insider trading, market manipulation and various fraud-based allegations.
Eric also advises on related civil and bankruptcy litigation matters.
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- Washington, D.C.
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, JD
- Louisiana State University, BA,
summa cum laude
- “Investment Adviser Conflicts Under the SEC’s New Enforcement Paradigm,” Bloomberg Law, June 2022
- “SEC Seeks to Shorten the Standard Settlement Cycle to T+1,” Schulte Alert, Feb. 10, 2022
- “SPAC Litigation Alert: CEO of Acquisition Target Charged in First Criminal Indictment Connected to a De-SPAC Transaction,” Schulte Alert, Aug. 9, 2021
- “SPAC Litigation Alert: SPAC Sponsor and CEO Agree to Pay Civil Penalties and Forfeit Sponsor Shares Following SEC’s Charge of Disclosure and Due Diligence Failures,” Schulte Alert, July 20, 2021
- “Federal Banking Regulators Update Guidance on Model Risk Management Practices for AML and Sanctions Compliance,” Schulte Alert, June 10, 2021
- “SPAC Litigation Alert: SEC Cautions SPAC Participants that Claims of Reduced Liability Exposure Are Overstated,” Schulte Alert, April 13, 2021
- “Broker-Dealers and Mutual Funds: Increased Regulatory Focus on Suspicious Activity Monitoring and Reporting Requirements,” Schulte Alert, April 1, 2021
- “SEC Staff Bulletin Highlights AML Risks Associated with Low-Priced Securities Trading in Omnibus Accounts,” Schulte Alert, Dec. 14, 2020
- “Investment Adviser Conflicts Under the SEC’s New Enforcement Paradigm,” Bloomberg Law, June 2022
- “SEC Seeks to Shorten the Standard Settlement Cycle to T+1,” Schulte Alert, Feb. 10, 2022
- “SPAC Litigation Alert: CEO of Acquisition Target Charged in First Criminal Indictment Connected to a De-SPAC Transaction,” Schulte Alert, Aug. 9, 2021
- “SPAC Litigation Alert: SPAC Sponsor and CEO Agree to Pay Civil Penalties and Forfeit Sponsor Shares Following SEC’s Charge of Disclosure and Due Diligence Failures,” Schulte Alert, July 20, 2021
- “Federal Banking Regulators Update Guidance on Model Risk Management Practices for AML and Sanctions Compliance,” Schulte Alert, June 10, 2021
- “SPAC Litigation Alert: SEC Cautions SPAC Participants that Claims of Reduced Liability Exposure Are Overstated,” Schulte Alert, April 13, 2021
- “Broker-Dealers and Mutual Funds: Increased Regulatory Focus on Suspicious Activity Monitoring and Reporting Requirements,” Schulte Alert, April 1, 2021
- “SEC Staff Bulletin Highlights AML Risks Associated with Low-Priced Securities Trading in Omnibus Accounts,” Schulte Alert, Dec. 14, 2020