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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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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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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Former JPMorgan advisor fights zero-dollar FINRA award in federal court
ALTERNATIVES APR 01, 2026
Former JPMorgan advisor fights zero-dollar FINRA award in federal court

Comparable cases against JPMorgan resulted in awards up to $2.5 million.

SEC charges broker with insider trading tied to stolen laptop secrets
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 01, 2026
SEC charges broker with insider trading tied to stolen laptop secrets

A compliance officer, a mouse-jiggling device, and over $530K in alleged insider profits.

SEC accuses college student of siphoning nearly $7 million from two investment funds
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 27, 2026
SEC accuses college student of siphoning nearly $7 million from two investment funds

The SEC says he fabricated returns, photoshopped records, then launched a second fund.

15 lawsuits hit Norada Capital over alleged $60M Ponzi scheme
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 26, 2026
15 lawsuits hit Norada Capital over alleged $60M Ponzi scheme

A barred broker ran the books. The SEC filing said no disqualifications applied.

Lottery.com SPAC fraud unravels as three former executives plead guilty
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 26, 2026
Lottery.com SPAC fraud unravels as three former executives plead guilty

Revenue was manufactured. The stock collapsed 97%. Now the guilty pleas are in.

JPMorgan sues ex-advisor for harvesting client data before defecting to rival
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 26, 2026
JPMorgan sues ex-advisor for harvesting client data before defecting to rival

The firm says he accessed hundreds of profiles after hours — then started calling

J.P. Morgan fights to block FINRA arbitration over competing trust claims
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 23, 2026
J.P. Morgan fights to block FINRA arbitration over competing trust claims

Two trusts claim the same brokerage account — and an advisor lands in the crossfire

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.