Jacqueline May is of counsel in the Investment Funds & Private Capital practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. Her practice focuses on federal and state (blue sky) securities laws, investment management law and broker-dealer regulation.  

Jacqueline counsels investment advisers and broker-dealers on federal and state regulatory issues, including those involving the SEC, CFTC, FINRA and NFA, and advises them on all aspects of their ongoing operations. She advises clients on, among other matters, SEC financial responsibility rules (net capital and customer protection rules), foreign broker-dealer/cross-border requirements (SEC Rule 15a-6 and related SEC guidance), books and records requirements (including electronic recordkeeping issues), general broker-dealer registration (and SRO membership), successor registration, and material change in business operations and change in ownership/control requirements. 

Jacqueline helps clients navigate through the SEC and FINRA broker-dealer and investment adviser registration and membership process, as well as assists in the FINRA Corporate Financing approval process and provides advice with respect to FINRA’s Corporate Financing rules. She also routinely provides advice to broker-dealers and investment advisers on registrations, exemptions, and notice filings under state securities laws. In addition, Jacqueline assists our clients with state blue sky securities law matters relating to private offerings and employee benefit plans, among other areas.

• University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
• Colgate University, B.A.