Issa helps broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment funds, insurance companies and insurance distributors in navigating the regulatory requirements applicable to their businesses.
His experience includes guiding clients through registration and compliance issues and representing them before federal and state regulators and self-regulatory organizations. Issa also has deep experience counseling and advising clients on the evolving standards of conduct in the financial services space, and closely follows developments relating to SEC Regulation Best Interest, the investment adviser fiduciary duty, and state securities and insurance laws imposing standards of conduct on broker-dealers, investment advisers and insurance distributors.
He frequently helps clients develop, revise and update policies and procedures, distribution and service agreements, and disclosures to reflect the impact of new rules, regulations and interpretations.
Issa also counsels clients through regulatory issues arising out of transactions they engage in, such as obtaining regulatory approvals of transactions, obtaining end-client consents, and assessing the regulatory risks associated with proposed transactions.
In addition to his client work at Eversheds Sutherland, Issa is actively involved in the firm’s Pro Bono, Diversity and Professional Development Committees. He is also a frequent speaker with respect to current regulatory issues and has been published in a number of industry publications and treatises.
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Latest News
- media mentionsBad links, tiny notes: SEC warns advisors of marketing missteps
- media mentionsPrivate Equity Law Report
- media mentionsFifth Circuit decision looms large over private funds’ future
- Represented Empower in its acquisition of MassMutual’s retirement services business for a total transaction value of $3.35 billion.
- Represented Empower in its acquisition of Prudential's retirement plan business for a total transaction value of $3.55 billion.
- Reg BI Case Studies, December 15, 2022, InverstorCOM Webinar
- MENA Heritage Month, April 28, 2022
- Advisers Act Regulatory Update Series: First Quarter Update, March 23, 2022
- Out With the Old, In With the New: SEC's Amended Marketing Rule for Investment Advisers, October 12, 2021, Lawline
- The Impact of the SEC’s New Marketing Rule on Private Fund Advisers: What You Need to Know, June 23, 2021
- Advisers Act Regulatory Update Series, June 17, 2021
- Dual Registrant Regulatory Summit: Standard of Conduct – Where Do We Go From Here?, April 20, 2021
- The SEC’s Overhaul of the Investment Adviser Advertising and Solicitation Rules: Your Questions Answered, March 5, 2021
- The SEC’s Overhaul of the Investment Adviser Advertising and Solicitation Rules: The Impact on Private Fund Advisers, February 10, 2021
- The SEC’s Overhaul of the Investment Adviser Advertising and Solicitation Rules: Solicitor Relationships, February 3, 2021
- Dually Registered Broker-Dealers and Advisers – Regulatory, Compliance and Enforcement 2021, February 1, 2021, Practising Law Institute
- The SEC’s Overhaul of the Investment Adviser Advertising and Solicitation Rules: Issues for Dual Registrants Under the Amended Rules, January 27, 2021
- The SEC’s Overhaul of the Investment Adviser Advertising and Solicitation Rules: The New Regulatory Regime Governing Investment Adviser Performance Presentations, January 20, 2021
- The SEC’s Overhaul of the Investment Adviser Advertising and Solicitation Rules: Overview of the Rule Amendments, January 13, 2021
- Advisers Act Regulatory Series: 2020 Fourth Quarter Update, December 10, 2020
- Best Interest Standard of Care, December 9, 2020, American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) Compliance & Legal Sections Annual Meeting 2020
- Asset Management Regulatory Update Series, October 22, 2020
- Fundamentals of Investment Adviser Regulation 2020, September 23, 2020, Practising Law Institute
- DOL Fiduciary Proposal and Intersection With Other Standards of Conduct, August 10, 2020, National Society of Compliance Professionals (NSCP)
- Webinar: BI:FYI – A Webinar Series on Federal and State Best Interest Initiative | Part 1: Enhancing Industry Best Interest Practices, June 25, 2020, ACLI
- Regulatory Actions, Government Investigations and Litigation in a Post-Coronavirus World: Part II – SEC and FINRA Regulatory, Examination, and Enforcement Priorities and Processes, April 6, 2020
- Form ADV 2020 Tune-Up, March 18, 2020, Practising Law Institute
- Quick Call: Preparing for the 2020 ADV Season, March 12, 2020
- Advisers Act Regulatory Series: 2020 First Quarter Update, March 11, 2020
- Advisers Act Regulatory Series: 2019 Fourth Quarter Update, December 12, 2019
- Reg BI Workshop: Decision-Making Phase, November 7, 2019, Financial Services Institute
- Hat Switching, Special Challenges for Dual Registrants and Documenting Investment Advice Provided as an Investment Adviser, October 29, 2019, Envestnet
- Advisers Act Regulatory Series: 2019 Third Quarter Update, September 26, 2019
- Regulation Best Interest, Form CRS and Interpretive Guidance Under the Advisers Act, September 25, 2019, Envestnet
- RegEd Webcast: SEC Regulation Best Interest: What You Need to Know, August 22, 2019, RegEd
- Dual Registrants Roundtable: Working Through the SEC's New Standard of Conduct Rules, June 27, 2019
- Advisers Act Regulatory Series: 2019 Second Quarter Update, June 20, 2019
- Briefing Call: New SEC Rule Set on Financial Professional Standard of Conduct and Fiduciary Duty, June 7, 2019
- Fiduciary Investment Advice 2019, April 2, 2019, Practising Law Institute
- Advisers Act Regulatory Series: 2019 First Quarter Update, March 19, 2019
- SEC and FINRA: 2019 Regulatory Priorities and Enforcement Trends, March 7, 2019, BISA Annual Convention
- Planning for a Patchwork of Best Interest Standards – Recent Developments, February 27, 2019
- Webcast – Advisers Act Regulatory Series: 2018 Fourth Quarter Update, December 6, 2018
- The SEC’s Three Fiduciary Duty-Related Proposals Conference, October 15, 2018, IA Watch
- Webcast – Advisers Act Regulatory Series: 2018 Third Quarter Update, September 13, 2018
- Webcast – Advisers Act Regulatory Series: 2018 Second Quarter Update, May 24, 2018
- Roundtable Discussion: The SEC’s Proposed Fiduciary Duty and Standards of Conduct for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers, May 16, 2018
- Roundtable Discussion: The SEC’s Proposed Fiduciary Duty and Standards of Conduct for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers, May 15, 2018
- Roundtable Discussion: The SEC’s Proposed Fiduciary Duty and Standards of Conduct for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers, May 9, 2018
- Webcast – Advisers Act Regulatory Series: 2018 First Quarter Update, February 15, 2018
- Named to the “Ones to Watch” list by Best Lawyers in the area of financial services regulation law (2021-2022) and securities regulation (2024-2026)
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- B.A., Duke University
- J.D., cum laude, University of Florida Levin College of Law,
Board Member, Florida Law Review