Cheryl Haas

About Cheryl Haas

Cheryl Haas protects her clients’ interests and provides strategic counsel in a wide range of financial services matters, particularly regulatory enforcement and litigation involving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), state regulatory agencies, numerous federal and state courts and FINRA arbitrations across the country. Cheryl’s clients include public companies, investment companies, investment advisers, broker-dealers, banks, insurance companies and individuals. She is recognized for providing premier service to her clients by learning their business and understanding their objectives to obtain the best possible outcome. In addition to her substantive work, she leads a team of over 100 financial service lawyers and staff, championing collaboration and client service to achieve excellent results, generate new client work and enhance profitability of the department.In addition, she is a champion of diversity and inclusion, serving on McGuireWoods’ Diversity Action Council and regularly serving as a mentor to historically underrepresented lawyers.

Experience

1. Financial Services Litigator, Securities Enforcement Counsel, Partner

   McGuireWoods LLP

   Jul 2018 — Present

Education

• New York University School of Law

  J.D.

  1992 — 1995

• Emory University

  BA, International Studies / Religion

  1988 — 1992

Skills

• Securities Regulation
• Securities
• White Collar Criminal Defense
• Internal Investigations
• Commercial Litigation
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Broker-Dealer
• Fraud
• Insurance
• Securities Fraud
• Class Actions
• Civil Litigation
• Trade Secrets
• Financial Services
• Courts
• Securities Litigation
• Finra
• Legal Research
• Corporate Law
• Sec