Senior Regulatory and Securities Attorney
Core
Senior in-house legal advisor on U.S. securities law for ETF, cash equity, digital-asset, and tokenization businesses.
Role type
Senior in-house securities attorney
Builds
Legal guidance for trading, business, and operations teams on regulatory compliance and new product development
Domain
Financial services, securities law, digital assets, blockchain
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
U.S. federal securities law expertise, digital asset classification, broker-dealer regulations, trading market structure, commercial agreement drafting, strategic transaction advisory
Preferred skills
Proprietary trading firm experience, AML/BSA requirements, cross-border securities law, investment adviser regulations, mentoring junior attorneys
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Advise on broker-dealer regulatory requirements and new product development; Monitor SEC, FINRA, CFTC, and FinCEN developments; Advise on structuring and launch of new business lines; Identify legal and regulatory risks and develop mitigation strategies; Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements; Provide legal support for strategic transactions; Manage relationships with outside counsel
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC