NASD Dispute Resolution Establishes a New Hearing Location
in Puerto Rico
Executive Summary
NASD Dispute Resolution has established San Juan, Puerto
Rico as an additional hearing location, effective January
1, 2003. This will be the third hearing location
established outside of the 48 contiguous United States, and
the first in the Caribbean basin. The Southeast Regional
Office of NASD Dispute Resolution, located in Boca Raton,
Florida will administer all arbitration and mediation
claims assigned to the San Juan, Puerto Rico hearing
location. This is the 48th designated hearing location for
arbitration and mediation claims filed with NASD.
Questions/Further Information
Questions regarding this Notice may be directed to Rose M.
Schindler, Director, NASD Dispute Resolution Southeast
Regional Office, at (561) 416-0277.
Discussion
NASD recognizes the expanding global reach of investors and
the users of its dispute resolution forum. To better serve
these investors, NASD is pleased to offer the convenience
of an additional hearing location in the Caribbean area.
Effective January 1, 2003, San Juan, Puerto Rico has been
designated as the hearing location for investors in the
Caribbean area, which includes, for example, parties in
Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, the Bahamas,
and Venezuela. A roster of arbitrators has been developed
and trained and is available for service in the new hearing
location. In 2002, NASD added Spanish language material to
its Web Site located at nasdadr.com.
NASD is pleased that it is better able to meet the needs of
the forum's users by establishing San Juan, Puerto Rico as
an additional hearing location for arbitration and
mediation claims filed with NASD. This is a further step to
improve services to parties outside of the contiguous
United States. NASD also has hearing locations in
Anchorage, Alaska, and Honolulu, Hawaii.
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