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Securities & Finance Laws in Washington.
Washington securities are regulated by the Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division, under the Washington Securities Act (RCW 21.20). Washington is headquarters to a very large concentration of technology-industry public issuers — Amazon, Microsoft, Costco, T-Mobile US, Starbucks, Expedia — producing substantial private securities-litigation practice in both Washington state court and the Western District of Washington.
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Washington's principal securities statute — covering registration of securities, broker-dealers, and investment advisers, and anti-fraud enforcement.
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