Wedbush Securities Leadership

General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer for North and South America businesses of global organizations. Broad corporate generalist experience, in particular with respect to corporate governance, public company regulatory requirements (including pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley and in connection with an initial public offering), mergers and acquisitions, management of outside counsel and litigation, employment and employee benefits matters and negotiation and documentation of complex transactions. Extensive financial industry experience with respect to securities and banking laws and regulations, including broker/dealer and investment advisor matters, commodities laws and regulations, offerings of securities and derivatives. Strong international experience, in particular with respect to Latin America. Responsible for building new and enhancing existing legal, corporate governance and compliance functions within and outside of the U.S. Extensive dealings and strong relationships with U.S. and non-U.S. regulators. Member of Boards of Directors. Primary legal advisor on Dodd-Frank matters.

Dan Billings is an Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Wedbush Securities and is based in Greater Los Angeles Area. He has worked as Senior Vice President & Controller at Wedbush Securities, Audit Manager at KPMG US, and Chief Financial Officer at Lime Brokerage. Dan attended Pepperdine University between 1990 and 1994.