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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

EDWARD R. WIEST, P.C.
Boston, MA
(September, 1997- )

Principal of law firm engaged in business and commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution practice.

TARLOW, BREED, HART, MURPHY & RODGERS, P.C./BRADLEY, BARRY & TARLOW, P.C
Boston, MA
(June, 1986-September 1997)

Attorney at small firm engaged in commercial practice, responsible for client advice, trial, bankruptcy and appellate representation and day-to-day management of broad range of business cases; assisted in preparation of private placement and documentation of mergers of closely-held businesses

BRESSLER, AMERY & ROTHENBERG
New York, NY/Morristown, NJ
(January 1984-June, 1986)

Senior Litigation Associate based in New York office of 15-lawyer New York and Morristown, NJ firm with extensive civil and commercial practice, including securities litigation, partnership and corporate control disputes, representation of creditors in reorganizations of securities dealers.

CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL
New York, NY
(1979-1983)

Associate at principal office of 150+ lawyer firm assigned to large securities and antitrust matters, including National Student Marketing litigation, cases arising out of the 1980 silver crisis and civil and criminal antitrust matters; also participated in representation of underwriters in public financings and hospital patient care matters.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS, INC.
(NASD Regluaton Inc. Office of Dispute Resolution/NASD Dispute Resolution, Inc.)
(1990-current)

Member, Panel of Arbitrators; chair or sole arbitrator in numerous contested cases arising of of securities industry customer claims or employer-employee disputes

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.
(1996-current)

Member, Panel of Arbitrators

NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF LAW
Boston, MA
(1988-1994)

Adjunct Professor of Law (Antitrust)

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EDUCATION

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
Cambridge, MA

Awarded Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, June, 1979
Managing Editor, Harvard Journal on Legislation Volume 16 (1978-79)

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Faculty of Arts & Sciences)
Philadelphia, PA

Awarded Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, May 1976
Majors: American History (honors) and Economics
Associate Sports Editor, The Daily Pennsylvanian, 1975

MEDIATION WORKS, INC.
Kingston, MA

Completed 32-hour mediation training, May, 1997

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LICENSURE

Supreme Court of the United States
Admitted 1992

United States Courts of Appeal

First Circuit(1986)
Second Circuit (1989)

Federal and State Trial Courts

New York (1980)
New Jersey (1985)
Massachusetts (1986)

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Bar Association (1980-current)

Member of Litigation and Antitrust Sections

Boston Bar Association (1986-current)

Member of Litigation Section and Antitrust Committee

Conducted presentation on State Oil v. Kahn (U.S. Nov. 7, 1997) before Antitrust Law Committee, January, 1998

Participant in Boston Municipal Court Mediation and Case Conferencing Programs

Member of Steering Committee,  Solo and Small Firm Practice Section (2001-current)

Member of Task Force on Corporate Governance (2002-current)

Participant, Lawyer Referral service (2001-current)

Frank J. Murray American Inn of Court, Boston, MA  (1994-current)

Member of Executive Board, 1995-current

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PUBLICATIONS

Is Free Advice Worth The Price?
Legal Corner, Registered Representative, September, 1997

Non-Competes
Legal Corner, Registered Representative, May 1998

'Pretext Plus' Most Consistent With Fairness  
Letter to Massachusetts Lawyers' Weekly October 28, 1998

Dealing With A Problem Client
Legal Corner, Registered Representative, October, 1998

Independence Has Its Price
Legal Corner, Registered Representative, March, 1999

Good News or Bad News?
Legal Corner, Registered Representative, April, 1999

NASD Data Now A Click Away on the World Wide Web  
MBA Section Review, July, 1999 

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Legal Corner, Registered Representative, October, 1999 

 

Selected Ethical Issues in the Representation of Closely-Held Corporations, in Litigating Fraud and Mismanagement Disputes, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 1995 (with Mark S. Furman)

Note, Pricing Bad Blood: Reassessing Liability for Post-Transfusion Hepatitis 15 Harvard Journal on Legislation 557, 1978.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ALUMNI CLUB OF BOSTON
Director, 1988-current; Secretary, 1990-91; Treasurer, 1991-92, 1998-current

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SECONDARY SCHOOLS ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE
Alumni Interviewer of candidates for undergraduate admission, 1990-1999

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