Mr. Aidikoff was Past President (2001, 2002) and is a Director Emeritus of PIABA. He was recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyer in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Mr. Aidikoff has served on the faculty of the Practicing Law Institute (1996, 1997, 2002), NASD Fall Securities Conference (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006), NASAA Enforcement Conference (2002, 2004), NASAA Attorney/Investigator Training Conference (2006), SCMA Conference (2005), NERA Securities Litigation Seminar (2004), New York City Bar Securities Arbitration program (2002), Los Angeles County Bar Association Securities Arbitration program (2006,2011, 2013 AND 2015), the NASD faculty for training of discovery arbitrators, and on the JAMS faculty for training of securities arbitrators. He was a member of the NASD Neutral Roster Task Force (2005-2006) and the FINRA Arbitrator Training Task Force (2009-2010). He served for five years (including three as Chair), FINRA National Arbitration and Mediation Committee and served as one of the three public members of the Securities Industry Conference on Arbitration ("SICA"). Mr. Aidikoff served as one of two investor advocates on the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("SIPC") Modernization Task Force, and National Roundtable on Consumer and Employment Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University 2012. He also served on the FINRA Discovery Guide Task Force (2010-2013). He has appeared on CNBC, CNN/fn, PBS Nightly Business Report, National Public Radio, CBS Radio, and the Business Channel addressing investor rights topics, and has been quoted on securities matters in the Wall Street Journal, the Dow Jones News Service, Newsweek, Reuters, Fortune Magazine, Business Week, Money Magazine, Bloomberg News Service, Forbes, Medical Economics, Registered Representative, The New York Times, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and other national and local press.
J.D. - Southwestern University School of Law, 1975, Law Review
B.A. - University of California Berkeley, 1969, Dean’s List
English
Named by the National Law Journal as one of the 50 Litigation Trailblazers & Pioneers (2014). His legal rating as an attorney is the highest available “AV”.
“The Use of Third Party Subpoenas to Determine a Brokerage Firm’s Pre-Hiring Due Diligence and Post-Hiring Supervision”
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2015)
"Market Adjusted Damages in the FINRA Forum"
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2014), reprinted in the Consumer Attorneys Associations for Southern California Advocate (April 2016)
FINRA Six-Year Eligibility Rule 12206: The Purchase Date is Often Not the Triggering “Occurrence or Event Giving Rise to a Claim.”
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2013)
Discoverability of Wells Submissions: What They Are And How To Get Them
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2012)
Arbitrators Misclassified: Looking Back to Move Forward
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2011)
Discovery of Regulatory Documents: Debunking the Myth of the "SEC" Privilege in Securities Arbitration
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2010)
The Prospectus Defense: Defeating It As A Matter of Fact and Law
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2009)
Wall Street Does it Again: The Auction Rate Securities Fraud
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2008)
Trying Asset/Mortgage Backed Securities Cases: A Practical Guide
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2007)
A Practical Guide To The New NASD Code of Arbitration Procedure For Customer Disputes
Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (2006), also Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2006)
Third Party Money Managers: Brokerage Firms' Duty to Monitor and Resulting Liability
Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (2005)
I Didn't Say That, Oh Yes You Did: The Use of Court Reporters in Securities Arbitration
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2005)
From Wall Street to Main Street: A Guide To Litigation Over Hedge Funds Sold by Brokerage Firms to Retail Investors
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2005)
Confidentiality and Compliance Manuals: The Fight for Unfettered Access
Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (2005), also Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2004)
Due Diligence or Don't: Pre-Filing Considerations and Claim Drafting
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2003)
Comments on The Claimant's Bar On Proposed Changes In The Expungement Process
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (2002)
Arbitration: Can It Be Waived?
Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (2002)
2001: An Update On Best Execution and Suitability Standards For Online Trading
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2001)
After the Correction: Are Your Losses Recoverable?
American Pathology Foundation (2001)
Selective Recission and the Offset Defense in Securities Cases: A Survey of the Law
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2000)
Motion Practice in Securities Arbitration: A Claimant's Point of View
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (1999)
Why Shouldn't Clearing Firms be Liable
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (1998)
Clearing Firm Liability: A Forward Looking Analysis
Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (1998)
Liability of Control Persons at Second Tier Firms
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (1997)
Control Person Liability in the Securities Industry: A Legal Overview and Practical Applications
Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (1997)
Recognizing and Guarding Against Fiduciary Abuse
National Guardianship Association National Convention (1996)
Stockbrokerage Firm Liability: A Pre-Litigation Analysis
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles "Advocate" (1996), reprinted in the Arizona
Trial Lawyer Association "Advocate" (January 1997)
The Brave New World of Banks Selling Securities: Offline and Online
Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (1996)
Recognizing and Evaluating Stockbroker Liability
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Convention (1995)
Take it or Leave it: Case Evaluation and Retention
Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (1995)
Broker Abuse: Recovering for your Client
Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Advocate (1993)