Bio

Frank Cuccio is a Principal in the firm’s Financial Institutions practice. Frank is a seasoned litigator with more than a decade of in-house experience at several national brokerage firms. He previously held positions as a registered representative, a brokerage operations supervisor, and was General Counsel for two securities trading firms. Frank’s background gives him unique insight and perspective when he is advising clients on business, litigation, risk management, compliance, and regulatory matters. He has litigated numerous cases and negotiated many business and employment contracts. He has dealt with a variety of transactional, operational, and regulatory issues for financial institutions, broker-dealers, clearing firms and individuals. Frank represents clients in federal and state courts, as well as before the Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA and other self-regulatory organizations. Clients seek Frank’s help to successfully navigate through litigation, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, and regulatory investigations. Equally as important, clients rely on Frank’s advice on business development, compliance and risk management issues. His mission is to help clients solve problems as favorably and cost-effectively as possible so they get back to running their businesses. Frank has also held several senior leadership roles at Bressler. He recently served as firm-wide Managing Principal and President for three years. He was responsible for the development and execution of firm’s business strategies, and helped Bressler navigate the challenges arising from the global coronavirus pandemic. Prior to that, Frank served as a member of the firm's Executive Committee which is its top policy-making board. As a former Co-Chair of the Hiring Committee, he worked to further the firm's deeply held culture of teamwork and collaboration through a dedicated focus on recruiting. And, as former Chair of the Principal Tracking Committee, Frank oversaw Bressler's partnership nominating process designed to identify and assess candidate opportunities for career advancement, skill development, and firm involvement indicative of continued success at Bressler. Frank is an active member of the legal community. He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Securities Committee. He is on the faculty of the Practicing Law Institute and is a member of the SIFMA Compliance and Legal Society, the Securities Subcommittee of the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section, the National Society of Compliance Professionals and the New Jersey Defense Association. In addition to his legal industry involvement and law firm leadership responsibilities, Frank is a leader in the community. He is devoted to giving back. He previously served for 12 years on his town’s school board as Chair of its finance committee. He was also vice president and president at various times in the town’s youth baseball programs and has coached youth football, soccer, basketball, and baseball.