Dennis James Concilla

Primary Practice Areas:

Securities and Insurance Industry Litigation, Arbitration and Regulation

Professional Experience:

Mr. Concilla served as Legal Counsel to the Ohio Senate Majority from 1982 to 1985, was the District Director U.S. Congress 12th District from 1980 to 1982, and an Assistant Attorney General of Ohio.

He founded and currently heads the firm’s Securities Practice Group representing securities and investment professionals and the companies they work for.  He has served as an arbitrator for the National Association of Securities Dealers and has appeared before FINRA, the New York Stock Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission, The Commodities and Futures Trading Commission, the Ohio Division of Securities and the Ohio Division of Insurance as well as several other state securities and insurance regulators. 

Publications/Speaking Engagements:

Dennis has been a speaker at NASD sponsored arbitrator training seminars and a presenter at the Ohio Division of Securities annual conference.

He has been an instructor for Continuing Legal Education seminars sponsored by the Columbus and Cleveland Bar Associations on the subject of securities litigation and stock broker misconduct and a speaker at CLE Seminars on Restrictive Covenants under Ohio law.

In 2012 he was invited to present at the American Association of Life Underwriters annual conference in Washington D.C.

Mediation/Early Evaluator:

Mr. Concilla has successfully served as a mediator on multiple occasions in disputes related to the securities industry and other claims and has been retained by litigants to conduct pre-mediation evaluations. 

Expert Witness:

Dennis has served as an expert witness before NASD and FINRA arbitration panels, AAA arbitration panels, Common Pleas Courts, and State Securities regulators on topics related to the standards and practices within the securities industry.

Education:

B.A., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1973

J.D., Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, 1979

Bar Admissions:

Various Federal District Courts and State of Ohio

Professional Recognitions:

Publications:

Named “Lawyer of the Year” in the Securities-Litigation category in 2013 and 2015; recognized by Best Lawyers® for Securities Law since 2009 and the firm securities practice has earned a Top Tier rating; Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV Preeminent®; chosen as an “Ohio Super Lawyer” for 2012 and Columbus Top Lawyer.

“General Agent and Producer Contracts” AALU Fall, 2012; publishes  

Professional Association and Memberships:

Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Law and Compliance Division

Ohio Bar Association

Columbus Bar Association