Bill’s 35-plus years of consulting and regulatory experience span broker-dealers, investment advisers, and law firms navigating complex regulatory matters; he has been with the firm since 2012.
He leverages deep relationships with state and federal regulators and self-regulatory organizations to guide clients through both proactive compliance initiatives and reactive regulatory challenges. Before Oyster, Bill served as Chief of the Bureau of Securities Regulation at the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, supervising a team of 50-plus staff conducting examinations, investigations, and investor complaint resolution, and served as Chair of the NASAA Broker-Dealer Operations Committee. He has been retained as an expert witness in multiple arbitration proceedings on matters spanning broker-dealer supervision, due diligence, and regulatory compliance, and has successfully guided clients through regulatory matters with state securities regulators, including obtaining a rare dual registration waiver from the Massachusetts Secretary of State. A frequent speaker at industry and regulatory conferences, he received NASAA Outstanding Service Awards in 1996, 2001, and 2012.
Bill holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Florida and serves as an Advisory Board Member of the Florida Securities Dealers Association.
