Franklin I. Ogele
Principal
Mr. Ogele holds degrees in accounting, economics and law. He earned baccalaureate degree in accounting and economics from The State University of New York at Geneseo, NY in 1982 and graduated from Rutgers Law School, Newark, in 1989.
He is admitted to practice law New York and New Jersey and in the Federal District Court of the Southern District of New York and the Federal District Court of New Jersey.
Mr. Ogele started his financial services career in 1984 when he joined the FINRA as an examiner. He subsequently became General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of ABN Amro Securities (USA) Inc. and ABN Amro Asset Management, Inc. in charge of a variety of investment banking matters. After leaving ABN Amro, Mr. Ogele joined Santander Investment Securities Inc. (a unit of Grupo Santander) as Legal Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Subsequently, Mr. Ogele joined the law firm of Singer, Zamansky, Ogele and Selengut LLP as the Broker-Dealer Partner. Mr. Ogele was also a former Associate General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for All-Tech Direct, Inc., an early pioneer of electronic day trading and operator of The ATTAIN ECN, and a former Associate General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Domestic Securities, Inc.
He is admitted to practice law New York and New Jersey and in the Federal District Court of the Southern District of New York and the Federal District Court of New Jersey.
Mr. Ogele started his financial services career in 1984 when he joined the FINRA as an examiner. He subsequently became General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of ABN Amro Securities (USA) Inc. and ABN Amro Asset Management, Inc. in charge of a variety of investment banking matters. After leaving ABN Amro, Mr. Ogele joined Santander Investment Securities Inc. (a unit of Grupo Santander) as Legal Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Subsequently, Mr. Ogele joined the law firm of Singer, Zamansky, Ogele and Selengut LLP as the Broker-Dealer Partner. Mr. Ogele was also a former Associate General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for All-Tech Direct, Inc., an early pioneer of electronic day trading and operator of The ATTAIN ECN, and a former Associate General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Domestic Securities, Inc.
Mr. Ogele has represented corporate issuers, broker-dealers and registered representatives before the SEC, FINRA, NYSE, the New York Federal Reserve Board and various state regulatory agencies. Mr. Ogele has acted as Counsel for several companies in filing SEC Registration Statements and as defense Counsel in FINRA arbitration cases and civil litigations in federal and state courts.
Mr. Ogele was Counsel In the Matter of On-Site Trading, Inc. March 17, 1998 FINRA Rule Interpretation, which aided the growth of direct access electronic trading industry by establishing the concept of Order Entry and Account Access Centers, which allowed direct access electronic trading firms to establish limited branch operations without the time-consuming process of obtaining prior regulatory approval. Mr. Ogele held the following securities industry registrations: Series 7, 24, 27, 63, 79 and 99.
Mr. Ogele was Counsel In the Matter of On-Site Trading, Inc. March 17, 1998 FINRA Rule Interpretation, which aided the growth of direct access electronic trading industry by establishing the concept of Order Entry and Account Access Centers, which allowed direct access electronic trading firms to establish limited branch operations without the time-consuming process of obtaining prior regulatory approval. Mr. Ogele held the following securities industry registrations: Series 7, 24, 27, 63, 79 and 99.