Jeffrey Kalinowski
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Related services and key industries
Biography
Jeff Kalinowski has represented broker-dealers, investment advisers and individual securities industry professionals for more than 35 years. He has tried more than 100 securities industry-related jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations in a variety of venues throughout the United States. Jeff also has extensive experience handling complex regulatory matters involving the SEC, FINRA and state regulatory authorities.
By evaluating customer disputes, industry disputes and regulatory investigations from a business perspective, Jeff’s approach considers out-of-pocket costs and potential collateral consequences for his clients, including internal disruption, impact on customers, regulatory fallout, public relations issues and precedential impact. This unique method has allowed Jeff to develop long-term client relationships with a number of both national and regional broker-dealers and registered investment advisers.
Professional experience
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- AB, summa cum laude, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1976
- Missouri State Bar
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, Lawdragon, Inc., 2025
- The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers 2006-2025
- The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation – Securities, Best Lawyers, 2011-2025
- The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement, Best Lawyers, 2011-2025
- The Best Lawyers in America, St. Louis: Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Securities, Best Lawyers, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023 and 2025
- Local Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2010-2024
- Missouri Super Lawyers, Securities Litigation Law, Thomson Reuters, 2006-2017
- BTI Client Service All-Star, BTI Consulting Group, 2013
- Panelist, “Broker-Dealer and Registered Investment Advisors Regulatory and Compliance Issues,” Minneapolis Regulatory Roundtable, 2013-2024
- Panelist, "Enhancing Your Product Compliance Knowledge," National Society of Compliance Professionals National Conference, Washington, DC, October 2016
- Panelist, "Dealing with Examinations: Preventing and Preparing for Enforcement," SIFMA Compliance and Legal Annual Seminar, Phoenix, March 2015
- Nerinx Hall, Chair, Advancement Committee; Board Member
- American Bar Association, Securities Committee of Litigation section; Business Torts Committee of Litigation section
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Securities Law Committee
- Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association