
Gavin Meyers
Biography
Gavin Meyers is an associate in Baker McKenzie's Financial Regulation and Enforcement Practice Group in North America. Gavin is an experienced regulatory lawyer with a focus on federal and state securities laws impacting the broker-dealer and investment adviser industries. Immediately prior to joining the Firm Gavin was an Assistant General Counsel with Raymond James, and previously served as Senior Counsel in the Office of General Counsel at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
As Assistant General Counsel with Raymond James, Gavin provided practical guidance to business, supervision, and compliance groups regarding securities regulations and FINRA rules, including with respect to implementation of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s Regulation Best Interest.
As Senior Counsel at FINRA, Gavin was responsible for providing guidance on complex regulatory initiatives and FINRA rules and developing and drafting regulatory guidance and rule filings for submission to SEC. Gavin also served in FINRA's Office of Fraud Detection and Market Intelligence (OFDMI), where he conducted regulatory investigations involving insider trading.
Practice Focus
Professional Associations and Memberships
- DC Bar Association
Admissions
- District of Columbia~United States (2012)
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center (LLM) (2017)
- Stetson University College of Law (JD) (2012)
- Ball State University (BS) (2007)
Languages
- English