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Edward Robert Wiest

44 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business Law, Stockbroker & Investment Fraud
Massachusetts, New York

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Biography

Edward R. Wiest is a Boston-based attorney with a client driven agenda, providing business litigation, dispute resolution and consulting services to organizations and individuals.

Practice Areas

Arbitration & Mediation: Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

Business Law: Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Stockbroker & Investment Fraud

Additional Practice Area

General Civil

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Massachusetts
Since 1986

New York
Since 1980

1st Circuit
Since 1986

2nd Circuit
Since 1989

U.S. Supreme Court
Since 1992

Education

Harvard Law School: J.D. (1979); 1976 - 1979; Honors: Magna Cum Laude; Activities: Managing Editor, Harvard Journal on Legislation

University of Pennsylvania: B.A (1976) | American History (Honors), Economics; 1972 - 1976; Associate Sports Editor, 1975; Honors: Magna Cum Laude; Activities: Daily Pennsylvanian, 1972-1976

Professional Associations

Frank J. Murray Inn of Court (Boston, MA): Member; 1994 - Current; Activities: Executive Committee, 1995-2001

Boston Bar Association # 1679059: Member; 1986 - Current; Activities: Member, Solo and Small Firm Section Steering Committee, 2002-current Liaison, Solo and Small Firm Section to Litigation Section Steering Committee, 2005-2008 Member, Task Force on Corporate Governance, 2003-04 Member, Working Group on Model Rule 5.5 (Multijurisdictional Practice), 2006

NASD (now FINRA) Dispute Resolution: Public Arbitrator, Panel Chairperson; 1991 - 2007; Activities: Presided over numerous multi-day arbitrations arising from claims of both customers and employees of securities broker-dealer firms.