Former Philadelphia Stock Exchange General Counsel Joins Saul Ewing's Philadelphia Office.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Photo Editors/Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.070703/bb6 PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2003 William W. Uchimoto to Fill Void in Philadelphia by Positioning Saul Ewing to Serve Market Regulation Needs of the Securities Industry Saul Ewing Managing Partner Stephen S. Aichele announced today that former Philadelphia Stock Exchange Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) A securities exchange trading American and European foreign currency options on spot exchange rates. General Counsel William W. Uchimoto, has joined the Business Department as a partner in Saul Ewing's Philadelphia office, effective immediately. "With Bill's experience at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, the SEC and a NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). member firm, we are confident he will add tremendous depth to Saul Ewing's Business and Securities Practices - and serve a securities market that needs us here in the greater Philadelphia area," remarked Aichele. Mr. Uchimoto joins Saul Ewing as a partner in the Business Department. With his experience in setting up new investment instruments and trading systems, he makes Saul Ewing the source in Philadelphia for integrated service to the securities industry - from transactions and regulation to compliance and litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . Mr. Uchimoto brings an established client base and strong personal relationships within the financial services industry. "With seven full-service offices and solid Business and Litigation Practice Groups, Saul Ewing is the Firm best positioned to step up and serve the securities industry in Philadelphia. We will eliminate the need for the local financial community to rely on New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Washington for regulatory advice," said Uchimoto. "Saul Ewing has a strong securities practice," stated David S. Antzis, Chair of the Firm's Business Department. "Bill Uchimoto extends our reach by providing a valuable bridge between securities transactional work, enforcement proceedings and securities litigation." Mr. Uchimoto comes to Saul Ewing from his position of Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Vie Financial Group, a public company which develops electronic trading systems. Before joining Vie, he was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, advising the Exchange and its member firms of all rules and regulations regarding the Exchange's stock, stock option, index option, and foreign currency option market segments. He served as the Exchange's representative to joint industry associations relating to National Market System facilities such as the Consolidated Tape Association The Consolidated Tape Association (CTA) oversees the dissemination of real-time trade and quote information (market data) in New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and American Stock Exchange (AMEX) listed securities (stocks and bonds). , the Intermarket Trading System Intermarket Trading System (ITS) Electronic communications network linking the trading floors of seven registered exchanges to permit trading among them in stocks listed on either the NYSE or AMEX and one or more regional exchanges. and the Options Price Reporting Authority The Options Price Reporting Authority (OPRA) provides, through market data vendors, last sale information and current options quotations from a committee of participant exchanges designated as the Options Price Reporting Authority. . Mr. Uchimoto also successfully sought on behalf of the Exchange and its clearing agency subsidiaries exemptive, interpretive, and no-action relief from all federal and state regulatory agencies. Previously, he was an attorney in the SEC's Division of Market Regulation assigned to implementing the congressionally mandated National Market System. Mr. Uchimoto is a frequent conference speaker on best execution and market regulation topics and a lecturer to the International Law Institute in Washington, D.C. Mr. Uchimoto periodically has been on the adjunct faculty of several Philadelphia area law schools, teaching courses in securities regulation. Mr. Uchimoto earned his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at Davis and his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. Founded in 1921, Saul Ewing LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol is a full-service, diversified law firm of 240 attorneys in seven offices located in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware and New York. For more information about Saul Ewing LLP, visit www.saul.com. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.070703/bb6 |
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