Albert S. Watkins commenced his legal career working as a law clerk during law school for a bank holding company. Since that time, he has represented countless companies as they navigate the path from formation to fruition, including through sales, mergers, and acquisitions.

His clients (both national and international) have ranged from closely held privately owned businesses to publicly traded companies. In addition to corporate and company litigation, he has handled public registration matters; 10Q and 10K filings, and related regulatory work.

The regulatory matters have covered a wide spectrum of matters, including those relating to the EPA, FTC, DOD, DOT, EEOC, HUD, OCC, and a host of other acronyms associated with state and federal regulators.

Possessed of a keen awareness of the soft underpinnings associated with regulated businesses, Watkins has parlayed that knowledge into success in litigation in which recovery from regulated companies has been accomplished. This has been particularly focused on members of the financial industry, including banks, bank holding companies, registered broker-dealers and investment advisers and issuers of securities. Conversely, Watkins takes pride in the scope of industry knowledge relating to the very same shortcomings to shore up company clients and shield clients from unnecessary litigation.

Decades long service as an arbitrator with NASD, NYSE, CBOT, and now FINRA-DR permits Watkins to traverse with knowledge the risks and rewards associated with alternative dispute resolution undertakings.

 Watkins has also served as a mediator and, of course, participated as an advocate in mediated disputes.