Maxim Group LLC Announces Promotion and Appointment of Senior Legal Staff

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxim Group LLC, a leading full-service
mid-tier investment banking, securities and wealth management firm today
announced the promotion of James Siegel, 40, to Co-General Counsel of the Firm
and the appointment of Christopher Massey, 32, as Assistant General Counsel of
Maxim Group LLC.
"Jim Siegel's extensive knowledge and expertise in the securities industry
and his dedication to our firm as exemplified by his strong work ethic has
earned him this well-deserved promotion," said Edward Rose, Maxim Group
General Counsel, who, as of September 1, will be Co-General Counsel with
Siegel. "Maxim Group is also fortunate to have attracted Chris Massey who
brings considerable legal talent to our firm," added Rose.
Mr. Siegel has served as Maxim Group's assistant general counsel since
February 2003 and from 2000 until that time was general counsel of Joseph
Stevens & Co. in New York. Between 1998 and 2000 Mr. Siegel was with the New
York law firm of Winget, Spadafora & Schwartzberg and represented broker
dealers in a variety of arbitrations, customer disputes and regulatory
matters. From 1994 to 1998 he worked at D'Amato & Lynch in New York
principally representing insurance companies in their coverage disputes with
their insureds in securities class action law suits. Mr. Siegel graduated from
Fordham Law School in 1993 and is admitted to the bar in the State of New
York. He is also a 1990 graduate of Hamilton College, cum laude. Mr. Siegel
resides in Manhattan with his wife and young child.
Prior to joining Maxim Group, Christopher Massey spent four years as an
Associate in the Securities Litigation Department at Bressler Amery & Ross,
P.C. in New York. At Bressler, he represented broker-dealers and registered
representatives in customer and industry disputes involving various sales
practice issues in state and federal court and before the National Association
of Securities Dealers and the New York Stock Exchange (now known as the
Financial Industry Regulatory Association). Mr. Massey received his law
degree from Brooklyn Law School in 2004 and is admitted to practice law in New
York, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia. He received a bachelor's
degree from Princeton University in 1998. Before attending law school, Mr.
Massey worked in commercial real estate. He resides in Garden City, New York,
with his wife.
About Maxim Group LLC
Maxim Group LLC is a full-service investment banking firm headquartered in
New York. Maxim Group provides a full array of financial services including
investment banking; private wealth management; and global institutional
equity, fixed-income and derivatives sales and trading as well as equity
research. Maxim Group currently manages in excess of $4 billion in client
assets. The investment banking group focuses on middle market and emerging
growth companies within the energy, health care, technology, retail, and
business and financial services sectors.
The institutional coverage of Maxim Group spans North and South America,
Europe and Asia. Maxim Group LLC is registered as a broker-dealer with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is a member of the following:
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA); Municipal Securities
Rulemaking Board (MSRB); Securities Insurance Protection Corporation (SIPC);
International Securities Exchange (ISE); NASDAQ Stock Market and the NYSE
Arca, Inc. To learn more about Maxim Group, visit www.maximgrp.com.
Media Contacts:
John J. Garrity
jgarrity@maximgrp.com
Executive Managing Director
Maxim Group LLC
212-895-3624

Edmund R. Belak, Jr.
ebelak@ernstcommunicationsgroup.com
Managing Partner
Ernst Communications Group, LLC
203-594-9372

SOURCE Maxim Group LLC

John J. Garrity, Executive Managing Director, Maxim Group LLC,
+1-212-895-3624, jgarrity@maximgrp.com; Edmund R. Belak, Jr., Managing
Partner, Ernst Communications Group, LLC, +1-203-594-9372,
ebelak@ernstcommunicationsgroup.com