William D. Edick

Mr. Edick has been with Pickard Djinis and Pisarri LLP since 1995 and became a partner of the firm in 2003. He specializes in regulatory and enforcement matters involving broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies, private funds and independent research firms. Mr. Edick counsels clients on regulatory, compliance and registration issues, and represents clients before the SEC, FINRA and other securities industry regulators.

Prior to joining Pickard Djinis and Pisarri, Mr. Edick was an analyst with the Market Surveillance Department of the NASD, where he specialized in insider trading investigations.

Bar Admissions and Other Memberships

Mr. Edick is admitted to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia. He is also admitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Education

Georgetown University, LL.M., Securities and Financial Regulation, with Distinction, 1997

American University, J.D., summa cum laude, 1994

American University, B.S.B.A., 1988

Publications

Co-Author: Trading Desk Activities, Chapter 21, Broker-Dealer Regulation, Practicing Law Institute (2022).

Co-Author: Most US Money Managers Not Subject to MiFID II & May Continue to Use Soft Dollars, Integrity Research Associates (July 17, 2017).

Co-Author: Proper Use of Section 28(e), Informer, Complinet, Volume 2, No. 10 (Summer 2010).

For Accountants, A Brave New World: Registration, Inspection and Discipline of Public Accounting Firms under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, Standard & Poor’s, Volume 39, No. 10 (May 28, 2003).