Allison Patton will teach Broker Dealer Regulation this semester. She has been with Morgan Stanley and its predecessor firms for more than 30 years. Patton graduated from Georgia State University with a B.A. in finance while working in the financial services industry. After graduating from Georgia State University law school, Patton joined the Atlanta law firm of Rogers & Hardin, representing brokerage firms in litigation, arbitration and regulatory matters. In 1996, she returned to Morgan Stanley as a staff attorney in the Florida Litigation Unit, becoming head of the Florida Litigation Unit in 2006. She is currently co-head of litigation for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, responsible for handling customer complaint intake and responses, subpoenas, internal investigations, customer litigation and arbitration matters, as well as regulatory exams, investigations and enforcement matters.