Which firms consistently win in FINRA arbitration's highest-value cases? We analyzed five years of award data to rank the top 10 firms by average compensatory award—revealing the practices that handle the most consequential disputes in securities arbitration.
FINRA arbitration saw several remarkably large compensatory awards in 2025, with the largest award reaching over $26 million—substantially exceeding 2024's record. The data reveals continued disputes over breach of fiduciary duty, promissory note defaults, unsuitable investments, and employment-related claims.
Attorney fee awards in FINRA arbitration have increased dramatically since 2020, with mean awards reaching $168,580 in 2024. We analyzed 1,200+ cases to uncover patterns that matter for litigation strategy.
Analysis of 7,800 FINRA cases reveals that 15.6% of prevailing parties receive attorney fee awards—with Member vs. Member cases winning fees at nearly 25%. Are you leaving money on the table?
We analyzed 10,000 FINRA awards filed between 2015-2023 to help you optimize arbitration strategy and manage client expectations when it comes to case duration.
Eight years of quarterly FINRA data reveals market crashes produce such small, delayed increases in customer claims that they're only detectable when analyzing specific 3-4 quarter lag windows—not the massive waves that industry folklore predicts.
The 2020 and 2023 filing spikes weren't driven by market chaos—they were driven by brokers racing to file expungement requests before FINRA's new rules made it dramatically harder.
Five years of FINRA arbitration data shows remarkably stable filing rates—except for a few dramatic spikes in 2020 and 2023 that tripled normal volumes. What caused them?
Understanding how arbitrators are chosen in FINRA disputes can help participants feel more informed and empowered throughout the arbitration process.
FINRA saw several unusually large compensatory awards in 2024, reflecting heightened disputes over unsuitable investments, misrepresentation, complex product risk, and wrongful termination claims. While a handful of cases dominated the year in dollar terms, the data also reveals clear patterns in who wins, which firms appear most often, and what fact patterns drive the biggest results.
The most experienced FINRA arbitrators over the past 10 years—and why their track records matter for your case strategy.