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Philip M. Aidikoff
Mr. Aidikoff is a past President and Director Emeritus of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA). He is currently serving a three year term as Chair of the National Arbitration and Mediation Committee (NAMC) of FINRA (formerly NASD) which provides recommendations on rules, regulations and procedures governing arbitrations, mediations and dispute resolution.
Mr. Aidikoff was recognized as a 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 Southern California Super Lawyer.
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), University of Cincinnati School of Law Symposium-Twenty Years after Shearson v. McMahon (2007), 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), the NASD faculty for training of discovery arbitrators and on the JAMS faculty for training of securities arbitrators. 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. For five years he wrote a weekly column in the Palm Springs Desert Sun on issues of interest to investors.
Education
- B.A. - University of California at Berkeley, 1969, Dean's List
- J.D. - Southwestern University School of Law, 1975, Law Review
Bar Admissions
- California, 1975
- United States District Court Central District California, 1976
- United States Supreme Court, 1981
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1999
Publications
- 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)
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