Jeff Benton focuses his practice on securities litigation, SEC defense, and internal corporate investigations.
Education
- J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 2005
Houston Law Review
Moot Court - B.S., U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 2000
Bar Admissions
Admitted To Practice
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2006
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2007
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2007
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2007
Representative Experience
- Represented board member of an energy company in an insider trading case brought by the SEC.
- Represented former CEO and chairman of the board of a financial services company in an SEC investigation.
- Assisted in the representation of former CEO of a publicly-traded energy company in SEC, U.S. Attorney's Office, and state securities board investigations, as well as in shareholder class actions and derivative actions.
- Assisted in the representation of former CFO of a publicly-traded medical device company in SEC investigations and U.S. Attorney's office investigations, as well as in shareholder class actions and derivative actions.
- Assisted in the representation of an energy company in a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigation by the U.S. Attorney's office.
- Conducted internal investigation into potential insider trading at a financial services company.
- Represented broker in an unregistered sale of securities claims brought by the SEC.
- Conducted internal investigation into potential bank fraud and securities violations on behalf of the audit committee of the board of directors of a banking institution.
- Representation of multiple life settlement funds in SEC investigations.
- Assisted in the representation of a publicly traded energy company in investigations by the SEC, DOJ, and State Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control.
- Assisted in the representation of multiple companies in claw back actions brought by the receiver for Stanford Financial Group.
- Representation of an insurance company in investigations by the DOJ and state department of insurance.
Publications & Presentations
Professional History
- Associate in the law firm of Locke Lord LLP
- Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Andrew S. Hanen of the Southern District of Texas, 2005-2007
- Adjunct Professor of Business Law, University of Texas at Brownsville, 2005-2006
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Editorial Board Member and Associate Editor, The Advocate: State Bar Litigation Section Report
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