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Mitchell E. Herr

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2006.
701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3300 Miami, Florida 33131
(305) 374-8500
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Firm: Holland & Knight LLP
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Holland & Knight LLP


Years In Practice


Phone Number (305) 374-8500

Mitchell E. Herr exclusively concentrates his legal practice in securities litigation, primarily SEC and FINRA enforcement matters.  Mr. Herr frequently lectures on the defense of SEC and FINRA proceedings and resides in Holland & Knight's Miami, Florida office.  Mr. Herr is a member of the following legal practice teams:

  • Securities Litigation – defends corporate clients and their directors and officers, broker-dealer firms and registered investment advisers and their associated registered persons, mutual funds and hedge funds in SEC and FINRA matters, securities class actions, shareholder derivative lawsuits and FINRA arbitration claims.
  • Financial Services and Compliance Services – counsels financial institutions, including broker dealers, registered investment advisers, mutual funds and hedge funds on SEC and FINRA compliance and enforcement matters.
  • Corporate Governance – counsels corporate clients and their directors and officers on corporate governance issues including compliance with SEC requirements.  
  • Investigations and Compliance Services and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – conducts internal corporate investigations and interfaces with the SEC and prosecutorial agencies.    

Mr. Herr joined Holland & Knight in 2000, after serving for more than five years as the chief trial counsel for the regional office of the SEC in Miami, Florida, where he was responsible for its litigation in eight states and two territories.  At the SEC, Mr. Herr handled many significant and complex SEC cases, including several of first impression (listed below). 

In 2013, Mr. Herr was appointed as a member of the advisory board for litigation of the Practical Law Company. On the nomination of the SEC, Mr. Herr was appointed by a federal court to serve as Equity Receiver in SEC v. KS Advisors, Inc. et. al., Civil Action No. 2:04-CV-105-FtM-29 (M.D. FLA.), an SEC enforcement action concerning two failed hedge funds that had raised $10 million from investors.

While at Dickinson College, Mr. Herr was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year and was awarded a three-year Army ROTC full-scholarship. At the University of Chicago Law School, Mr. Herr served as an Associate Editor of the Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. 

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Audit Committees
Broker-Dealer
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Criminal Investigations
Director and Officer Liability
Internal Investigations
Litigation - Securities
Securities Regulation
Tax Accounting
Awards
Lawyer of the Year recognition for Mitchell E. Herr
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
Corporate Governance Law, Miami (2013)
  • Key Partners Finalist, South Florida Business Journal, 2006
  • Top Lawyer, South Florida Legal guide, Securities Litigation, 2005-2008
  • Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine, 2005-2009, 2012
  • Corporate Counsel Edition, Super Lawyers magazine, January 2009
  • Board of Advisors, OffshoreAlert Financial Due Diligence Conference, 2009-2010
  • Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2006-2013
Education
Graduated
Dickinson College, BA
University of Chicago
Graduated 1981
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (305) 374-8500
701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3300
Miami, Florida 33131
Miami, Florida 33131
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