Lovitt, Traci L.

Cherie Weldon is a special counsel in the firm's Securities Department, and a member of the Broker-Dealer Compliance and Regulation and Derivatives and Futures Practice Groups. She joined the firm in 1997. Ms. Weldon has a general securities practice, with an emphasis on broker-dealer and investment management regulatory matters.

Practice

Ms. Weldon has represented a variety of clients in the securities industry, including broker-dealers, trade associations, exchanges and investment advisers. She has counseled clients on a wide range of compliance issues, including, for example, issues presented by innovative trading systems. She also has assisted in commenting on and responding to various rules promulgated by the SEC and the self-regulatory organizations, with a recent focus on the SEC’s new rules for alternative trading systems and exchanges.