What Bakhtiari & Harrison does

Bakhtiari & Harrison is a two-partner securities law firm organized as a professional corporation in California and headquartered at 12711 Ventura Blvd., Suite 315, Studio City. The firm exclusively represents parties in securities disputes — primarily investors harmed by broker misconduct and registered representatives/broker-dealers in regulatory and employment matters — through FINRA arbitration (at any of 69 U.S. hearing venues and select international matters), AAA arbitration, and state and federal court litigation. Practice areas include unsuitability, misrepresentation, unauthorized trading, churning, overconcentration, Ponzi schemes, and product-failure claims tied to variable annuities, structured notes, non-traded REITs, and private placements, alongside expungement, compensation disputes, U4/U5 matters, broker transitions, whistleblower representation, family-office counsel, and high-net-worth investor representation.

The firm operates without associates or junior attorneys; Ryan Bakhtiari and David Harrison personally handle every case. Bakhtiari served as Chairman of the FINRA National Arbitration and Mediation Committee (2013–2017) and as PIABA President (2011–2012); Harrison previously prosecuted fraud as a New York City assistant district attorney and defended investor and regulatory claims as in-house counsel at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter before switching to the plaintiff side. The firm advertises cumulative recoveries of more than $250 million over four decades, including the $54.1 million Citigroup award reported as the largest FINRA arbitration award ever against a major Wall Street brokerage for individual investors.

Commercial model: investor cases are handled on a contingency fee basis with no upfront cost, free initial consultation, and no recovery/no fee; financial-professional matters (expungement, compensation disputes, employment disputes, regulatory defense) are handled on a flat-fee or hourly basis depending on matter type. The firm markets through bhseclaw.com, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, YouTube, an investigations and news section, and earned coverage in major financial press (Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, USA Today). There is no disclosed external investment, no subsidiary structure, and no technology platform — distribution is direct via consultation, phone, electronic document transfer, and travel to FINRA hearing venues nationwide.

Name

Bakhtiari & Harrison

Legal name

Bakhtiari & Harrison, P.C.

Website

https://bhseclaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bakhtiari & Harrison is a two-partner securities law firm in Studio City, California that represents individual investors (on contingency) and financial professionals (flat fee or hourly) in FINRA arbitration, securities litigation, expungement, and regulatory defense matters across all 50 states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Securities Litigation and FINRA Arbitration Legal Services

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage (5231)

akta.pro primary industry

Class Actions, Claims & Entitlements Recovery (FSACAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal Collections & Litigation Support (Judgments, Garnishments) (FSAKAJAD), Legal Collections Support (Pre-Lit, Litigation Admin, Judgment Recovery) (BPAAAEAH)

Keywords

• Securities litigation
• FINRA arbitration
• Investment fraud recovery
• Broker-dealer representation
• Securities law firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Studio City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee - Investor Cases: For investor cases, Bakhtiari & Harrison is only paid if it recovers money for the client. If the firm does not recover, the client owes nothing. There are no upfront legal fees and no charge for the initial consultation.
2. Flat Fee or Hourly - Financial Professional Cases: For financial professional matters including expungement, compensation disputes, employment disputes, and regulatory defense, the firm works on a flat fee or hourly basis depending on the matter type.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bakhtiari & Harrison is a two-partner securities law firm providing FINRA arbitration and securities litigation services. The firm recovers investor losses from broker misconduct, unsuitable recommendations, misrepresentation, unauthorized trading, churning, overconcentration, Ponzi schemes, and failed investment products on a contingency fee basis (no recovery, no fee). It also defends and represents registered representatives, RIAs, and broker-dealers in regulatory proceedings, employment matters, expungement, compensation disputes, and industry transitions on a flat-fee or hourly basis.

Product overview

Bakhtiari & Harrison is a two-partner securities law firm offering legal services for securities disputes, not a technology product or software platform. The firm provides FINRA arbitration representation, securities litigation, investment fraud legal services, and financial professional representation. Services are delivered through the firm's two partners (Ryan Bakhtiari and David Harrison) on a contingency fee basis for investors with no recovery, no fee. The firm represents clients nationwide across all 50 states through FINRA's 69 hearing venues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FINRA Arbitration Representation
• Securities Litigation
• Investment Fraud Legal Services
• Financial Professional Representation
• FINRA Expungement
• Compensation Disputes
• Product Failure Claims
• Whistleblower Representation
• Broker Transition Services
• High Net Worth Investor Representation

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority)coreOthersFINRA is the primary regulator overseeing brokerage firms and registered representatives. Bakhtiari & Harrison represents parties in FINRA arbitration at all 69 hearing venues nationwide. The firm has direct familiarity with FINRA hearing locations, arbitrator pools, and case dynamics in every major market. Ryan Bakhtiari served as Chairman of the FINRA National Arbitration and Mediation Committee (2013-2017) - the body that writes rules governing FINRA arbitration.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check: Plaintiff-side securities litigation and class action firm representing investors in fraud and fiduciary cases. Directly comparable in serving investor claimants in securities disputes and arbitrations.
• Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro: Plaintiff-side firm with active securities litigation practice, including representation of investors harmed by broker misconduct and product failures. Comparable in investor recovery work and class actions.
• Labaton Sucharow: Plaintiff-side securities litigation firm with a dedicated whistleblower representation practice. Overlaps with Bakhtiari & Harrison's investor recovery and whistleblower service lines.
• Levi & Korsinsky: Securities litigation firm focused on shareholder class actions and investor rights. Comparable in pursuing recovery for investors harmed by corporate misconduct and disclosure failures.
• Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd: One of the largest securities class action firms in the U.S., focused on investor recovery in securities fraud and corporate governance cases. Comparable function (investor recovery in securities matters) at meaningfully larger scale.
• Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann: Premier securities class action and shareholder rights firm with deep institutional investor relationships. Comparable investor-side representation in securities disputes, operating at much greater scale than a two-partner boutique.
• Glancy Prongay & Murray: Securities class action and shareholder rights firm representing individual and institutional investors. Comparable in targeting recovery for investors in fraud and corporate disclosure cases.
• Pomerantz LLP: Long-established securities class action and investor-rights firm handling shareholder litigation and investor loss recovery matters. Comparable to Bakhtiari & Harrison in representing investors harmed by corporate and brokerage misconduct, though larger and more class-action focused.
• Scott+Scott: International law firm with a securities litigation practice representing investors in fraud and shareholder actions. Comparable in serving investor claimants in securities disputes, including class actions.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll: Plaintiff-side firm with a securities and investor protection practice group. Comparable in representing investors harmed by securities fraud, with additional broader public-interest litigation scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bhseclaw
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@BakhtiariHarrison
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bakhtiari-harrison

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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