Matthew S. Hardin is a securities attorney and regulatory compliance consultant, mediator, and arbitrator, and is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania, Missouri and Illinois. Mr. Hardin consults firms throughout the United States on regulatory legal/compliance/risk management issues, performs due diligence and compliance reviews and internal investigations of SEC registered broker-dealers, investment advisers and investment companies. He gained his experience through over 20 years in the financial services industry, including 6 years with the broker-dealer and investment adviser affiliates of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.; 3 years with the mutual fund complex of Federated Inv