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BRAEDEN ANDERSON

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K. Braeden Anderson

Braeden Anderson is a partner at Gesmer Updegrove LLP and leads the firm’s Securities Regulation & Financial Services and Securities Enforcement and Investigations practice areas. Braeden is a nationally recognized securities regulatory, enforcement, and financial services lawyer whose experience includes prior roles at Sidley Austin LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, and Robinhood Markets, Inc. He advises clients in government investigations, enforcement proceedings, internal investigations, fintech and digital asset regulatory matters, broker-dealer and investment adviser issues, and complex regulatory disputes.

In the 2025 and 2026 editions of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Braeden achieved recognition in Financial Services Regulation Law and Securities Regulation, a peer-review honor awarded to only the top 2% of attorneys in the United States.

Braeden is a nationally visible writer, commentator, and multimedia creator on securities enforcement, fintech regulation, digital assets, market structure, broker-dealer regulation, and investment adviser issues.

‍In addition to being a frequent contributor and commentator in Bloomberg Law and Law360, Braeden is the founder and principal author of Anderson Insights where he publishes practical analysis on SEC enforcement, FINRA developments, crypto policy, tokenized securities, prediction markets, and emerging financial regulation. The Anderson Insights platform also includes a YouTube channel with more than 170,000 subscribers. In 2025, he was named the #1 United States author in FinTech in Mondaq’s Spring 2025 Thought Leadership Awards.

Braeden is active in the U.S. securities enforcement community through Securities Docket, where he has served on the 2025 and 2026 Advisory Boards and contributed video commentary through the Weekly Update.‍ Braeden also holds international leadership roles through Chambers USA ranked Mackrell International, where he chairs the network’s Blockchain & Digital Assets Group and Securities Enforcement & Investigations Group which brings together experienced counsel from multiple jurisdictions to deliver coordinated representation in complex regulatory and enforcement matters.

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17 CFR Part 205 Explained: SEC Attorney Conduct Rules, Reporting Up-the-Ladder, Issuer Representation, Supervisory Duties, and Attorney Discipline
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17 CFR Part 205 Explained: SEC Attorney Conduct Rules, Reporting Up-the-Ladder, Issuer Representation, Supervisory Duties, and Attorney Discipline

A practical guide to 17 CFR Part 205, the SEC attorney conduct rules governing lawyers appearing and practicing before the Commission in issuer representations, including up-the-ladder reporting, issuer-as-client duties, supervisory attorney responsibilities, subordinate attorney duties, sanctions, discipline, and no private right of action.

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17 CFR Part 204 Explained: SEC Debt Collection Rules, Administrative Offset, Salary Offset, Tax Refund Offset, Wage Garnishment, and Collection Procedures
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17 CFR Part 204 Explained: SEC Debt Collection Rules, Administrative Offset, Salary Offset, Tax Refund Offset, Wage Garnishment, and Collection Procedures

A practical guide to 17 CFR Part 204, the SEC’s rules on debt collection, administrative offset, salary offset, tax refund offset, administrative wage garnishment, credit bureau reporting, collection services, and collection agency referrals.

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17 CFR Part 202 Explained: SEC Informal Procedures, Interpretive Advice, Enforcement Activities, Cooperation, Criminal Referrals, and PCAOB Review
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17 CFR Part 202 Explained: SEC Informal Procedures, Interpretive Advice, Enforcement Activities, Cooperation, Criminal Referrals, and PCAOB Review

A practical guide to 17 CFR Part 202, the SEC’s rules on informal procedures, pre-filing assistance, interpretive advice, enforcement activities, cooperation, criminal referrals, Investment Company Act applications, and PCAOB review.

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17 CFR Part 201 Explained: SEC Rules of Practice, Administrative Proceedings, Hearings, Appeals, Sanctions, and Fair Funds
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17 CFR Part 201 Explained: SEC Rules of Practice, Administrative Proceedings, Hearings, Appeals, Sanctions, and Fair Funds

A practical guide to 17 CFR Part 201, the SEC Rules of Practice governing administrative proceedings, OIPs, filings, motions, subpoenas, hearings, appeals, sanctions, temporary cease-and-desist orders, disgorgement, penalties, and Fair Funds.

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