A security is a type of transferable interest representing financial value. Securities may take a number of different forms, including stocks, bonds, notes, collateral trust certificates, voting trust certificates or investment contracts. Securities attorneys represent clients in transactions and legal disputes related to stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and initial public offerings (IPOs). Securities attorneys may represent a corporation or shareholders in a securities fraud lawsuit against officers and directors of the corporation, or may assist clients in matters involving the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Wallace is a town in Duplin and Pender counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 3,344 at the 2000 census. The Pender County portion of Wallace is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.