Steve Hall

Mr. Hall has extensive experience in securities and commodities regulation acquired through positions in the Federal government, private practice, and the nonprofit sector.

In 2010, he served as Senior Counsel to the Committee on Financial Services of the U.S. House of Representatives.  During the Conference leading to passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Mr. Hall worked on the titles dealing with securities and derivatives.  He also handled other legislative initiatives relating to securities, including corporate governance, limited offering exemptions, the Freedom of Information Act, and the Securities Investor Protection Act.  

From 2001 through 2009, Mr. Hall served as Counsel to the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., the association of state securities regulators.  He supported all aspects of NASAA’s mission, including regulatory analysis, appellate advocacy, and enforcement.  His written work included over 15 amicus briefs addressing a wide range of investor protection issues arising under State and Federal securities law, including four briefs filed in the U.S. Supreme Court.  Steve also advised NASAA on corporate governance and transactional matters.

During the 1990s, Mr. Hall worked in private practice, handling civil litigation in the areas of real estate, banking, and insurance.  He also represented local banks in documenting and closing commercial real estate loans.  

Mr. Hall began his legal career at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, where he became Senior Trial Attorney and Associate Director of Enforcement.  At the CFTC, he specialized in bringing injunctive actions in federal court against fraudulent commodity sales operations.

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