Tez Romero

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Mary Tez Romero-Maquipotin

Senior Legal Researcher

3 years experience11,797 Total views on InvestmentNews in 2025

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Legal Cases Regulation Compliance

Tez Romero is a Senior Legal Researcher at Key Media. Since joining the company in 2023, she has covered legal and regulatory developments across a range of industries and jurisdictions. For InvestmentNews, she reports on litigation, regulatory enforcement, compliance matters, and other legal developments affecting financial advisors, RIAs, and wealth management firms.

Her work focuses on helping industry professionals understand the legal and regulatory issues shaping the wealth management landscape.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“Covering litigation and regulation has shown me how quickly the wealth management industry can change. Court cases and regulatory actions often reveal the pressures, expectations, and emerging issues shaping the profession, and I enjoy helping readers make sense of those developments.”

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Featured content from Mary

Investors sue Oracle, allege executives dumped $1.87B amid AI hype SEC accuses 777 Partners of deceiving investors in $237 million scheme Investors sue Babcock & Wilcox over allegedly inflated $2.4B AI deal

Previous experience

  • Key Media — Legal Researcher

Education

  • Juris Doctor, Holy Name University
  • B.S. in Business Administration Major in Marketing Management, Holy Name University

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Class action accuses Hercules Capital of hiding software debt risks
RIA NEWS MAR 23, 2026
Class action accuses Hercules Capital of hiding software debt risks

Former staff allege due diligence meant copying Google Ventures' portfolio

Class action accuses Hercules Capital of hiding software debt risks
RIA NEWS MAR 23, 2026
Class action accuses Hercules Capital of hiding software debt risks

Former staff allege due diligence meant copying Google Ventures' portfolio

Pump-and-dump lawsuit alleges scammers weaponized a real advisor's stolen identity
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 20, 2026
Pump-and-dump lawsuit alleges scammers weaponized a real advisor's stolen identity

A $4 IPO stock hit $31 before crashing 80% — and regulators are watching.

Legal: Scilex accuses BNY Mellon of enabling $100M stock loan fraud
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 16, 2026
Legal: Scilex accuses BNY Mellon of enabling $100M stock loan fraud

Over 85 million pledged shares allegedly sold through an unauthorized account at the bank

Former advisor sues J.P. Morgan, alleges firm weaponized FINRA compliance
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 09, 2026
Former advisor sues J.P. Morgan, alleges firm weaponized FINRA compliance

The lawsuit claims the firm slashed his budget, sidelined clients, and risked FINRA breaches.

Disabled banker sues Wells Fargo, alleges diversity push drove his firing
RIA NEWS MAR 05, 2026
Disabled banker sues Wells Fargo, alleges diversity push drove his firing

The banker claims Wells Fargo used his race, gender, and disability against him.

Legal: Class action accuses Apollo of hiding Epstein ties in SEC filings
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 03, 2026
Legal: Class action accuses Apollo of hiding Epstein ties in SEC filings

Newly released DOJ files tell a very different story than what Apollo told the SEC.

Investors sue JPMorgan, Barclays for burying fraud in $2B securities deal
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 02, 2026
Investors sue JPMorgan, Barclays for burying fraud in $2B securities deal

Audits flagged the fraud for years. The banks allegedly kept selling anyway.

Legal: SEC charges Florida man in $196M Ponzi scheme selling unregistered securities
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 25, 2026
Legal: SEC charges Florida man in $196M Ponzi scheme selling unregistered securities

Castellanos allegedly raised $25.2M from over 1,200 investors — without a single securities license.

Legal: SEC charges fund managers with defrauding investors in $12M fund
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 20, 2026
Legal: SEC charges fund managers with defrauding investors in $12M fund

False contract claims, inflated leasing numbers, and millions in fees investors never knew about.