EDWARD

GARTENBERG

Partner

egartenberg@ggwslaw.com

EDUCATION

Columbia Law School
(J.D., 1974)

Columbia College
(B.A., 1971)

BAR ADMISSIONS

California

District of Columbia

New York

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mr. Gartenberg has extensive experience in corporate and securities litigation including federal and state fraud claims, class actions and insider trading litigation as well as arbitration claims and SEC, state regulatory and FINRA investigations. He is experienced in a wide variety of complex business litigation including fiduciary, corporate governance, partnership and unfair competition litigation.

Mr. Gartenberg was a former Special Counsel, Division of Enforcement, United States Securities and Exchange Commission. He was also a former Special Assistant, United States Attorney Office (Washington, DC). Prior to joining GGWS, Mr. Gartenberg served as the Chair of the Securities Litigation and SEC Defense practice of a major international law firm.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
• Partnerships and LLCs Committee, State Bar of California (Chair, 2006 - 2007)
• Beverly Hills Bar Association (Former Member of the Board of Governors and Chair, Business Law Section)

SPEECHES

• Lecturer on securities, partnership and litigation issues
• Guest, Bloomberg Radio, Money Talk

PUBLICATIONS

• "Limited Partnerships," Chapter 6, Selecting and Forming Business Entities," CEB 2007
• Advanced LLC Issues, December 2006 (National Business Institute)
• "A Review of Fiduciary Duties in California and Delaware Corporations," California State Bar Business Law News, October 2006
• "An Introduction to Limited Liabilities Companies," The Ins and Outs of Limited Liability Companies in California, February 2005 (National Business Institute)
• "Business & Professions Code §17200 - Recent Developments and a Look to the Future," The California Business Law Reporter, November 2004
• "Advanced Partnerships, LLCs and LLPs: Organizations and Operations in California," August 2004 (Lorman Education Services)
• "Fiduciary Duties in Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies," California Business Law Practitioner, Winter 2004
• "The California Supreme Court Recognizes Holdings Claims for Securities Actions," Mealy's Emerging Securities Litigation, April 2003
• "Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002," California State Bar Business Law News, December 2002