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A mediation practice dedicated solely to resolving a wide range of business and commercial disputes.

David Jonson has considerable experience handling legal disputes in an array of industries, particularly securities and investment litigation and arbitrations involving broker-dealers, investment advisors and their customers, regarding product and sales practice claims, as well as employment, transition and recruiting matters.  He has also worked on claims related to real estate development, landlord-tenant disputes, insurance, healthcare, intellectual property and joint ventures.

Business & Commercial Dispute Mediation and Arbitration

Business & Commercial Dispute Mediation and Arbitration

David has worked on a wide range of claims between companies in various industries as well as claims between business owners, agents, vendors, third party service providers and customers, whether in the pre-filing stage or after a lawsuit or arbitration has commenced.

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Securities Broker-Dealer and Investment Advisory Customer Disputes

Securities Broker-Dealer and Investment Advisory Customer Disputes

David is particularly experienced in handling and resolving disputes arising between investment firms and their customers, involving allegations of sales practice violations, unsuitability, negligence, misrepresentation, fraud, and product or service failures resulting in losses ranging from tens of thousands to multiple millions of dollars.

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Securities Industry Employment and Recruiting Disputes

Securities Industry Employment and Recruiting Disputes

David proactively works with parties to resolve intra-industry recruiting, transition and employment-related disputes arising between competing brokerage and investment firms and their current or former agents, representatives, employees or associated persons, resulting in alleged losses of client relationships and revenues ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars.

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Regulatory Mediation

Regulatory Mediation

Based on his regulatory and government relations experience, David can serve as a key catalyst in resolving enforcement disputes between federal, state or self-regulatory agencies and the entities they are responsible for overseeing, including large and small business enterprises, trade associations, or individuals, particularly in the financial services industry.

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David N. Jonson
Principal

David N. Jonson

Experienced business and financial services litigator with three decades of responsibility for handling and resolving a wide array of civil, commercial, federal, state and self-regulatory disputes involving aggregate claims in excess of hundreds of millions of dollars.

David is a highly accomplished attorney with 30 years of experience spanning government regulatory service, private legal practice, and senior in-house corporate legal leadership.

He has served as a Deputy Attorney General and Securities Commissioner, a partner at respected international and regional law firms, and as the Senior Vice President and Head of Litigation and Arbitration at a well-established and growing Fortune 500 financial services company.

This spectrum of professional legal experience provides David with the knowledge, perspective, dependability, trustworthiness and pragmatism that parties and their legal counsel highly value when seeking to resolve important disputes before spending significant financial resources and risking the uncertainty of adverse outcomes in court or arbitration.

ABOUT

APEX RESOLUTIONS

A mediation practice dedicated to resolving complex business and financial disputes, informed by three decades of experience across regulation, litigation, arbitration and in-house leadership. David's focus is on applying perspective, preparation, trustworthiness, and dependability to consistently achieve practical resolutions of your matters.

PERSPECTIVE INFORMED BY EXPERIENCE

Experience on all sides of financial and business disputes as a regulator, advocate, and corporate decision-maker gives David a well-rounded, balanced understanding of the interests, pressures, and constraints each party brings to the negotiating table.

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Securities Regulatory Leader

State Securities Division Director responsible for managing the team investigating, enforcing, negotiating and resolving or litigating violations of securities laws and regulations.  Advised Attorney General and key state legislators and committees on federal and state securities law issues and statutes; proposed and drafted state legislation, regulations and policies. Former Member elected by peers to the NASAA Board of Directors and The Investor Protection Trust.

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Law Firm Partner

Partner at large international and regional law firms, representing commercial enterprises, financial institutions, broker-dealers and investment advisory firms and professionals in litigation, arbitration and regulatory defense matters. Also represented several claimants in pre-dispute demands and negotiations resulting in substantial settlement payouts.

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In-House Head of Litigation

Sr. VP and Associate General Counsel – Head of Litigation and Arbitration at a Fortune 500 financial services company, responsible for managing a nationwide team of in-house and outside counsel in hundreds of litigation and arbitration matters with aggregate risk in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Counseled corporate executives on significant legal defense issues for the company, and proposed pragmatic solutions. Advised and collaborated with Regulatory, Finance, Compliance, Products, Insurance, Employment, Trust, Risk Management, Operations, Government Relations and M&A teams. Matters included high-risk customer and product suitability claims, fiduciary duty issues, class actions, employment, recruiting, transitions and financial note collections.

MISSION

RESOLUTIONS SHAPED
BY EXPERIENCE.

Resolution of complex business and financial disputes informed by three decades of work across regulation, private practice, and in-house leadership.

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To confidentially inquire about David's mediation or arbitration services, rates and availability, please complete the brief form or call directly.

TELEPHONE

(858) 361-3273

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Nationwide Mediation and Arbitration Services from Southern California

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