Overview
Ronak Patel is an Austin business litigation lawyer who represents clients across Texas and throughout the country in a wide range of complex litigation issues, focusing on securities regulatory and financial litigation matters. He is a member of the firm’s Management Committee, as well as the Financial Institutions and Cybersecurity, Privacy & Technology Practice Groups.
Ronak represents broker-dealers, investment advisers, private equity firms, hedge funds and other private funds, public companies, and other institutions in government investigations, securities law enforcement matters and related litigation. He also counsels clients on a range of fintech and cryptocurrency-related issues and regulatory best practices associated with the novel technology. Ronak has served as lead counsel in several high-profile investigations involving Ponzi fraud schemes, broker misconduct, complex investment products, and alleged breaches of fiduciary duties.
In addition to defending clients in litigation and regulatory investigations, Ronak utilizes his extensive regulatory experience to advise clients on how to identify and minimize regulatory risk. Before entering private practice, Ronak served as Deputy Securities Commissioner of Texas. He worked very closely with state and federal securities regulators across the country while holding leadership positions with the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). Prior to joining Bressler, he was Co-Chair of his prior firm’s Securities Litigation & Enforcement Practice Group.
Ronak employs his prior experience as a regulator and extensive complex litigation experience to guide investment advisers and broker-dealers through complex regulatory investigation, enforcement actions, and litigation involving allegations such as failures to supervise, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty allegations.
He frequently speaks and writes about investment adviser regulation, broker-dealer supervision, and securities fraud.
Awards & Accolades
- NASAA Patricia D. Struck Award, 2016
- NASAA Outstanding Team Service Award (Dodd-Frank Studies Working Group), 2011
- NASAA Outstanding Team Service Award (Auction Rate Securities Task Force), 2010
Areas of Practice
Education
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Baylor Law School, J.D., 2002
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Baylor University, B.S., 1999
Admissions
- Texas