Biography
Frank Weigand is General Counsel and Head of Listings at Oasis Pro Markets, LLC., a registered broker-dealer and ATS that offers a primary and secondary marketplace for digital asset securities (e.g., tokenized assets), utilizing both blockchain and smart contract technology. In his role at Oasis Pro Markets, Mr. Weigand advises the company on broker-dealer regulation, securities law and capital markets matters, strategic partnerships and new product development.
Prior to joining Oasis Pro Markets in 2021, Mr. Weigand served as General Counsel of HSBC Securities, a firm at which he spent fifteen years and was responsible for providing guidance to the company on its trading, securities, derivatives, and broker-dealer activities. In addition to his role as General Counsel, Mr. Weigand was also Head of Legal for HSBC’s Markets & Securities Services business for the Americas region.
Throughout his career, Mr. Weigand has managed legal teams; worked on strategies to build and scale businesses; and advised boards and C-suite stakeholders on legal, regulatory, and strategic matters.
Prior to joining HSBC in 2006, Mr. Weigand was an associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York. Prior to law school, he spent three years as an associate in the consulting division of Arthur Andersen LLP in New York where he utilized financial modeling, forecasting and operational analyses to assist corporate clients in evaluating strategic business alternatives for their companies.
Mr. Weigand is licensed to practice law in New York. He received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Fordham University School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review, Order of the Coif and a Costantino Law Scholar. He received his Bachelor of Science summa cum laude in Business Administration, with a concentration in Finance and a minor in German from Fordham University.