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Brad Foster represents clients in complex business disputes. His experience includes securities litigation, class actions, securities and commodities arbitration, commercial arbitration, SEC investigations, NYSE and NASD investigations, and general business litigation. Mr. Foster is also a Certified Public Accountant. Education J.D., magna cum laude, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1990 Valedictorian Law Review Order of the Coif B.A., cum laude, Baylor University, 1987 Phi Beta Kappa National Merit Scholar Bar Admissions Texas Representative Experience Represented a leading national wireless telecommunications company in a $100 million AAA arbitration proceeding. Represented a leading investment bank in a $250 million NYSE arbitration proceeding involving complex international transactions. Represented numerous clients (including underwriters, auditing firms, public company issuers, and individual officers and directors) in class actions and putative class actions asserting claims under the federal securities laws. Represented several major investment banks and brokerage firms in securities fraud suits filed in both state and federal court, and in numerous securities and commodities arbitration proceedings before the New York Stock Exchange, the National Association of Securities Dealers, the American Arbitration Association, and the National Futures Association. Reported Decisions R2 Investments v. Phillips, 401 F.3d 648 (5th Cir. 2005) - Defended the officers and directors of a publicly-traded telecommunications company in a $50 million lawsuit brought under the federal securities laws. Publications & Presentations Warrantless Aerial Surveillance and the Right to Privacy: the Flight of the Fourth Amendment, 56 J. Air L. & Com. 719 (1991) Playing Hardball in Federal Court: Judicial Attempts to Referee Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 55 J. Air L. & Com. 223 (1989) Professional History Attorney with Locke Liddell & Sapp since 1990 Certified Public Accountant, Texas. Passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Exam in May 1987 (receiving the Elijah Watt Sells Award for Performance with High Distinction). Professional Affiliations Member, American Bar Association (Litigation Section, Securities Litigation Committee) Member, State Bar of Texas (Litigation Section) Member, Dallas Bar Association Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. | 