Ron S. Geffner
{{short description|American lawyer}}
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| occupation = lawyer
| employer = Sadis & Goldberg
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| nationality = American
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| alma_mater = Rutgers University
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
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Ron S. Geffner is an American attorney and former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement lawyer. Geffner is a founding partner of Sadis & Goldberg,{{cite news | title = SEC re-evaluates hedge fund regulation | publisher = CNN Money | date = June 23, 2006 | url = https://money.cnn.com/2006/06/23/markets/hedge_ruling/ | accessdate = March 25, 2017 }} where he heads Financial Services Group providing legal counsel to over 800 funds including domestic and international financial institutions, family offices, hedge funds, venture capital and private equity funds.{{cite news | title = Hedgeweek Awards Special Report April 2016 | publisher = Hedgeweek | date = April 14, 2016 | url = http://www.hedgeweek.com/2016/02/26/236934/hedgeweek-awards-2016-winners | accessdate = March 25, 2017 }} Geffner was previously in-house counsel to the Investment Management Industry Services Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers.{{cite news | title = Ron S. Geffner, Partner, Sadis & Goldberg LLP, The Huffington Post | work=Huffington Post | date = June 6, 2009 | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/ron-s-geffner | accessdate = January 28, 2017 }}
As a legal expert in the securities industry, Geffner regularly appears on television, radio, and various other media outlets.{{cite news
| title = Attorney Ron Geffner on SAC Indictment
| publisher = Bloomberg
| date = July 25, 2013
| url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/b/fbb45475-1a81-4fa6-8056-0cfff3f64fcf | accessdate = March 25, 2017 }}{{cite news
| title = Get Over The Hedge
| work = Forbes
| date = November 11, 2008
| url = https://www.forbes.com/2008/11/16/hedge-funds-redemptions-markets-equity-cx_ss_1114markets28.html | accessdate = March 25, 2017 }}{{cite news
| title = Ron Geffner on U.S. Switzerland Banking Records Agreement
| publisher = C-Span
| date = November 11, 2008
| url = https://www.c-span.org/video/?c2901936/clip-ron-geffner-us-switzerland-banking-records-agreement | accessdate = March 25, 2017 }} He has been a regular guest on Bloomberg, C-Span, Fox News, CBS Morning Show, Squawk Box, Power Lunch and Closing Bell on CNBC, BBC and CNN. Geffner is regularly quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, Barron’s, Reuters, Dow Jones, Financial Times, Newsday, TheStreet.com, Private Equity Week and other national and international publications.{{cite news
| title = Ron S. Geffner, Partner, Sadis & Goldberg LLP, The Huffington Post
| work = Huffington Post
| date = June 6, 2009
| url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/ron-s-geffner | accessdate = January 28, 2017 }}{{cite news
| title = Geffner Says 'Big Brother Is Watching' Security Industry
| publisher = Bloomberg
| date = March 23, 2012
| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnQ4S3yERzI | accessdate = March 25, 2017 }}
Early life
Geffner began his career with the SEC, where he investigated and prosecuted violations of the federal securities laws with an emphasis on enforcement in connection with violations of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940.{{cite news
| title = Company Overview of The Hedge Fund Association
| publisher = Bloomberg
| date = March 25, 2017
| url = https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=27590369&privcapId=26399821 | accessdate = March 25, 2017 }} He also assisted federal and state criminal agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Attorney General’s Office, in their investigations of criminal violations of federal and state securities laws.{{cite news
| title = Ron S. Geffner, Partner, Sadis & Goldberg LLP
| publisher = Sadis & Goldberg
| date = June 6, 2009
| url = http://www.sglawyers.com/attorney/ron-s-geffner/ | accessdate = January 31, 2017 }}
Public Service, Boards, memberships and awards
Geffner is a member of the New York and New Jersey Bars.{{cite news | title = Commodity Futures Trading Commission
| publisher = CFTC | date = Feb 25, 2014 | url = http://www.cftc.gov/files/opa/press05/oparsgeffnerbio.pdf | accessdate = January 31, 2017 }} He served on the Board of the Hedge Fund Association and was previously Vice President for the international not-for-profit industry trade and nonpartisan lobbying organization devoted to advancing transparency, development and trust in alternative investments.{{cite news
| title = HEDGE FUND ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES 2014/2015 BOARD ELECTION RESULTS
| work = Global Banking & Finance Review
| date = Feb 25, 2014
| url = https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/hedge-fund-association-announces-20142015-board-election-results/ | accessdate = January 31, 2017 }} Geffner is also founding partner and a member Sadis & Goldberg's executive committee. His law firm was twice voted "Best Global and North American Law Firm" for hedge funds.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hedgeweek.com/2016/04/05/238135/sadis-goldberg-llp-best-global-law-firm|title=Sadis & Goldberg LLP - Best Global Law Firm|accessdate=27 January 2017|publisher=Hedge Week}}
Personal life
Geffner made a cameo appearance as a federal agent in a US documentary television series on Investigation Discovery.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}
Notes
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External links
- [http://www.sglawyers.com/attorney/ron-s-geffner/ Ron S. Geffner, Sadis & Goldberg]
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Category:American law firm executives