Perrie M. Weiner has joined Baker McKenzie’s growing Los Angeles office, where he serves as partner in charge and chair of the firm’s North America securities litigation group. Weiner advises hedge funds, private equity funds, broker-dealers, underwriters, placement agents and issuers in SEC and FINRA enforcement actions, as well as white collar criminal proceedings and complex business litigation. For additional insights from Weiner, see “Is the ‘Mosaic Theory’ a Viable Defense to Insider Trading Charges Against Hedge Fund Managers Post-Galleon?” (Dec. 15, 2011); and “SEC to Seek Third-Party Confirmation of Investor Assets Held by Regulated Firms” (Mar. 25, 2009).