11.   He has long wanted to apply the ban to securities lawyers, which would be a welcome step.

12.   Henry A. Brachtl, a New York City securities lawyer and a former assistant U.S. attorney, died on Monday at his home in Old Greenwich, Conn.

13.   His chief securities lawyer at that time was Ira Sorkin, former regional admininstrator of the SEC in New York.

14.   If the Fields bill becomes law, though, it could be a real problem for securities lawyers.

15.   In the meantime, securities lawyers began filing class-action fraud suits in state courts, where the new federal rules did not apply.

16.   Katz splits time between Seattle, where her husband Charles is a successful securities lawyer, and Menlo Park, where she rents a house.

17.   Many securities lawyers said the practice is legal.

18.   Most firms avoid all this by settling with the SEC, but securities lawyers offered several reasons why Bear Stearns might not want to settle.

19.   Only a handful of criminal cases have cited illegal short-selling, according to securities lawyers, and regulatory cases are only slightly more common.

20.   Price is one consideration in deciding if a trade has been properly executed, securities lawyers say.