sutherland.com (SAC) (December 2013) -- On October 18, 2013, the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) issued a “study” criticizing FINRA’s expungement procedures. This “study” has been cited by several members of Congress who believe the expungement process should be reformed. In their article, “Expungement Games: A Closer Look at PIABA’s Study and FINRA’s Response,” Sutherland attorneys S. Lawrence Polk and Avital Stadler examine FINRA’s current expungement procedures and demonstrate that conduct by PIABA member firms has materially affected the process criticized in PIABA’s study.