Ryan Bakhtiari represents clients in securities disputes before
FINRA (NASD, NYSE), state and federal courts. He presently serves
on the Board of Directors of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar
Association (PIABA) and is the President for 2011 to 2012. PIABA is
a nationwide organization of securities lawyers that represent
investors in disputes with the financial service industry. In June
2011, Mr. Bakhtiari was nominated to serve as a public member of
the Nasdaq OMX BX Arbitration Committee, which is the advisory
group that provides recommendations on rules, regulations and
procedures governing arbitrations, mediations and dispute
resolution for the Nasdaq and Boston Stock Exchanges. In 2009, Mr.
Bakhtiari was nominated to serve as a public member of the National
Arbitration and Mediation Committee (“NAMC”) of the Financial
Industry & Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The NAMC is an
advisory group that makes recommendations on rules, regulations and
procedures governing FINRA arbitration, mediation and dispute
resolution. Mr. Bakhtiari is admitted to the bar in the following
jurisdictions: California (1998), United States District Court
Central District California (1998), District of Columbia (1999),
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1999), United
States District Court Northern District California (2000), United
States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2000), Texas (2004),
New York (2005), and United States District Court for the District
of Colorado (2011).