Attorney Laura Anthony is an honors graduate from Florida State University College of Law and has been practicing law since 1993. After receiving her Juris Doctorate she was admitted to the Florida Bar and began her career in West Palm Beach, Florida where she developed an expertise in the fields of corporate and securities law.
After working with Cohen, Norris, Scherer, Weinberger and Wolmer for six years in an of-counsel relationship, Ms. Anthony became Chief Legal Counsel for a national investment banking firm and NASDAQ broker dealer with over 200 employees. Ms. Anthony managed the firm’s legal and compliance department and coordinated all legal work for the firm in regard to FINRA and SEC regulations, FINRA arbitrations, and public and private transactions.
In 2001 Ms. Anthony founded Legal & Compliance, LLC a law firm designed to represent small and mid-size private and publicly held companies, their officers and directors. Her focus areas include all areas of corporate and securities laws, rules and regulations that effect small business enterprises.
Ms. Anthony represents small public companies that trade on the Over the Counter (OTC) market, including, Pink Sheets, OTCQB and OTCQX. In addition, Ms. Anthony represents many private entities engaging in private offerings. Ms. Anthony also provides legal advice and guidance on contracts, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate compliance.
Ms. Anthony is highly regarded in her field and has built lasting relationships with clients and corporate professionals alike. The firm’s trademark philosophy is to practice law from a business perspective, concentrating on avoiding problems, not just solving them.
Ms. Anthony is a member of; the Society of the Four Arts, Young Friends of the Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach County Zoo Society, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, the Palm Beach County Bar Association, the Florida Bar Association and the ABA committee on Federal Securities Regulations. She is active in her community and volunteers her time with various charitable organizations. She currently resides in West Palm Beach with her husband and daughter.
