Andrew May, Attorney

Andrew S. May is a securities and commodities attorney with 25+ years of experience at Hahn Loeser & Parks, representing financial services firms in compliance, regulatory matters, and enforcement defense before the SEC, CFTC, FINRA, and major exchanges. His track record includes securing favorable outcomes in high-stakes disputes, including expungements and settlements without liability.

About

Andrew S. May is a seasoned securities and commodities attorney with more than 25 years of experience representing participants across the financial services industry. Based in Chicago, he brings deep expertise in navigating complex regulatory frameworks and resolving disputes involving federal agencies and self-regulatory organizations.

May serves as a partner with Hahn Loeser & Parks, where he represents a broad range of financial services clients, including futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, broker-dealers, registered investment advisors, hedge funds and their operators, and individual registered representatives. His practice encompasses compliance counseling, business formation, disclosure, registration, and transactional matters alongside aggressive enforcement defense.

Throughout his career, May has developed substantial experience in matters before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, National Futures Association, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and other exchanges. He regularly handles arbitrations, regulatory examinations, investigations, and enforcement actions. Before joining Hahn Loeser, May spent two decades with law firms throughout the Chicago area and maintained a solo practice focused on commodity futures regulation, broker-dealer regulation, and investment management. He previously served as general counsel at Access Financial Group and as principal attorney at Chuhak & Tecson.

May's case work demonstrates his effectiveness in high-stakes matters. He represented an SEC-registered investment advisor managing over $1 billion in assets through an on-site examination, resulting in only a deficiency letter with no referral to enforcement. He obtained summary judgment in a chancery case involving claims of undue influence against a stockbroker and settled two consolidated seven-figure National Futures Association arbitration claims through mediation with no payment and no admission of liability by his client. In FINRA matters, he secured expungement rulings, obtained motions to dismiss, and settled disputes without requiring clients to file answers or incur FINRA fees. May also has successfully represented brokers in expungement proceedings and worked to remove disciplinary notations from regulatory records that enabled clients to secure new positions.

In addition to his litigation and regulatory work, May is a published author on securities law topics, including insider trading policy, private fund adviser compliance, and SEC examination priorities. He has also spoken before professional groups on subscription agreements and the identification of hidden securities issues in financial transactions.

Andrew May holds a 5-star Google rating based on client reviews and maintains his practice at Hahn Loeser's Chicago office at 200 West Madison Street, Suite 2700.

Overview compiled from the firm's website