Vivian A. Maese ’82 Joins BIDS Trading
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Vivian Maese was named general counsel and corporate secretary of BIDS Trading, the alternative trading system established to increase competition and liquidity in the U.S. equity block trading market. In her new position, she provides strategic leadership and legal counsel for the firm and its board of directors.
“My entire career has focused on working in the heart of Wall Street at the intersection of technology, intellectual property and financial regulation, and I am very excited to be playing a central role in the expansion of BIDS Trading as a block trading platform,” she says. “BIDS Trading is developing very innovative trading technologies, and I am fortunate to have the opportunity to help the company to grow.”
Prior to joining BIDS, Maese served as senior vice president and associate general counsel at NYSE Euronext, where she led the legal team that was responsible for modernizing the NYSE market structure. She was frequently in Washington, D.C. as an advocate for regulatory modernization as a result of the impact of technology and globalization on the U.S. securities markets. In addition, Maese supported NYSE Euronext’s U.S. trading business lines and handled technology legal issues, strategic technology acquisitions, and intellectual property protections.
Maese was among the first technology and intellectual property lawyers on Wall Street when she joined Salomon Brothers in 1984. An industry-leading attorney, she served as managing director at Citi until 2007. While at Citi, she also served as general counsel for its Global Transaction Services Division, a $4 billion business line that provides cash, trade, securities services and fund administration services for corporate clients in over 100 countries.
Of her studies at Brooklyn Law School, Maese says Professors Joseph Crea, Richard Farrell, and Henry Holzer and their wise teachings have stood the test of time. “Brooklyn Law School not only taught me about the law, but how to think,” she says.
She graduated from Hunter College with honors, with a major in English literature and a minor in economics. She is a member of the ACCA Board of Directors for Greater New York and is the attorney coach for the Mock Trial Team at Newark Academy.
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