Associate
201 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70170
504.582.8518 tel
504.589.8518 fax


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Sarah Belter is a member of the firm’s business and commercial litigation practice. Her practice includes all aspects of commercial litigation, with an emphasis on the compliance areas of corporate and securities litigation, fiduciary duty litigation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD), and other securities self regulatory organization investigations and arbitrations, white collar crime, and antitrust. Ms. Belter has defended and pursued claims in judicial and arbitral proceedings before a variety of state and federal courts and private arbitration panels.

Representative Matters

• Representation of multiple broker-dealers in various investment-related disputes
• Representation of broker-dealer in SEC variable annuity investigation
• Representation of broker-dealer in employment agreement disputes with former brokers
• Representation of investment management firm in connection with suitability of wrap-fee accounts
• Representation of broker-dealer in mutual fund market-timing and late-trading litigation
• Representation of Special Litigation Committee of public company in options backdating litigation and related SEC investigation
• Representation of former general partner of close corporation for alleged breach of fiduciary duties to limited partners 
• Representation of hospital in qui tam action for alleged fraudulent Medicare billing
• Representation of public, managed health care company in breach of guarantee, misrepresentation to regulators, avoidance of an alleged preferential transfer, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and negligence claims brought by multiple appointed receivers

News

• Lelong, Ted Martin, and Belter Present at Tulane Family Business Center Wealth Management Seminar

Presentations

• “Understanding Your Role as a Non-Active Shareholder”, May 10, 2007

Publications

• "Pitfalls of Representing Special Litigation Committees: Tips to Prevent Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege"
  Jones Walker Insurance, Banking & Financial Services E*Lert, June 25, 2008
• "The Use of Arbitration by Federal Agencies to Solve Environmental Disputes: All Wrapped Up in Red Tape"
  56 University of Miami Law Review 1033, January 1, 2002

Memberships

• American Bar Association
• The Florida Bar
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• New Orleans Bar Association
• Phi Delta Phi
• Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association