
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area
Peter J. Chepucavage has 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors of the securities industry. He has worked for the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as well as a private law firm and a major international investment bank. He is familiar with all aspects of broker-dealer and hedge fund regulation, including broker dealer operations and stock loans.
Chepucavage was also heavily involved in the post-9/11 efforts by the securities industry to strengthen their resilience to terrorist attacks. He is a General Counsel to the firm and the head of its broker-dealer/hedge fund compliance and expert testimony sections.
Chepucavage most recently worked as an Attorney Fellow in the SEC's Division of Market Regulation where his main projects were post-9/11 resiliency and short sales, including the drafting of Reg. SHO. Prior to his position at the SEC, he practiced at Fulbright & Jaworski in New York city. At various times between 1984-1997, he was a managing director in charge of Nomura Securities' legal, compliance and audit functions and served on its management and credit committees. He also worked with its derivatives' affiliate.
Mr. Chepucavage has been a member of many Securities Industry Association (SIA) and other regulatory and legal securities industry committees and written extensively about regulation. One of his main interests is the effect of regulation on small businesses and he provides regulatory advice to small and medium enterprises, including Washington representation. Mr. Chepucavage also served as an Assistant General counsel with the NASD, a law clerk to Judge George R. Gallagher (D.C. Court of Appeals), and as an infantry officer in South Korea.
Reg SHO, SOX, Compliance, Derivatives, Market Regulation, Securities Law, Foreign Market Regulation, Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404, Options, Investment Banking, SEC
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)
October 2001 — January 2005 (3 years 4 months)
Chepucavage most recently worked as an Attorney Fellow in the SEC's Division of Market Regulation where his main projects were post-9/11 resiliency and short sales, including the drafting of Reg. SHO. Prior to his position at the SEC, he practiced at Fulbright & Jaworski in New York city. At various times between 1984-1997, he was a managing director in charge of Nomura Securities' legal, compliance and audit functions and served on its management and credit committees. He also worked with its derivatives' affiliate.
(Partnership; 1001-5000 employees; Law Practice industry)
January 1997 — January 2000 (3 years 1 month)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NMR; Investment Banking industry)
January 1984 — January 1997 (13 years 1 month)
In charge of Nomura Securities' legal, compliance and audit functions and served on its management and credit committees. Worked with its derivatives' affiliate.
(Capital Markets industry)
1984 — 1997 (13 years )
(Capital Markets industry)
1984 — 1997 (13 years )
IASBDA
SIA