Biography
Gavin M. Meyers is an Assistant General Counsel for Raymond James. In this role, Mr. Meyers leverages his past experiences in advising the firm's and its affiliate's management teams, various business units, and compliance and supervision departments on federal and state securities laws and FINRA rules. He also represents the firm on SIFMA's State Regulation & Legislation Committee and is a member of SIFMA's Compliance & Legal Society: Future Leaders Committee.
Prior to joining Raymond James, Mr. Meyers was an Associate of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Washington, DC where he advised broker-dealers and investment advisers regarding compliance with federal securities laws and the rules of self-regulatory organizations, including in emerging areas such as cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, he was Senior Counsel in the Office of General Counsel of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) where he advised FINRA senior management and various FINRA departments on regulatory policy initiatives and rule proposals. In this role, Mr. Meyers also provided interpretive guidance on FINRA rules involving a broad range of issues and obligations such as suitability, know-your-customer (KYC), supervision, and cybersecurity. Prior to his role in FINRA's Office of General Counsel, Gavin conducted insider trading investigations for FINRA’s Office of Fraud Detection and Market Intelligence (OFDMI). He was a frequent speaker on behalf of FINRA at conferences and seminars on suitability and fiduciary obligations of securities industry professionals.
Mr. Meyers received his law degree from Stetson University, College of Law in Gulfport, Florida and his LLM in Securities and Financial Regulation from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. He received his bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from Ball State University.