The Texas Lawbook has published an article by Toby Galloway and Justin Freeman, “SEC Enforces Identify Theft Red Flags Rule for the First Time: What it Means for Texas Businesses.”  The article examines the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recently settled case involving a dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser for violations of cybersecurity provisions of the federal securities laws: the Safeguards Rule and the Identity Theft Red Flags Rule. The landmark action has clear application not only to the securities industry but for all businesses, even those not in the financial sector.

READ HERE: SEC Enforces Identity Theft Red Flags Rule for the First Time: What it Means for Texas Businesses

 

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Toby Galloway is Chair of Winstead’s Securities Litigation & Enforcement Practice Group. He also practices in the areas of white-collar defense, governmental & internal investigations…  Read More

and commercial litigation. Before developing his private practice, he served as an attorney with…

tgalloway@winstead.com
817.420.8262

Toby Galloway is Chair of Winstead’s Securities Litigation & Enforcement Practice Group. He also practices in the areas of white-collar defense, governmental & internal investigations…  Read More

and commercial litigation. Before developing his private practice, he served as an attorney with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, in roles of increasing responsibility, for more than 11 years.

During his last four years at the SEC, Toby was the chief trial counsel for the Commission’s Fort Worth Regional Office. In this capacity, he supervised all litigation for a four-station region. In addition, he handled his own caseload, prosecuting civil enforcement actions involving alleged violations of the federal securities laws. He also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, prosecuting white-collar crime.

Toby routinely practices before the SEC, CFTC, FINRA, DOJ, Texas State Securities Board, and other state securities regulators, as well as the PCAOB and other regulatory and law enforcement agencies. Toby represents public companies, audit committees and special committees, hedge funds, private equity funds, asset managers, broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, accountants and lawyers, and other institutions in government investigations, securities law enforcement and litigation. He also represents aggrieved investors, and handles complex commercial litigation and has experience in healthcare fraud.