John T. McGuire
Senior Counsel
A seasoned lawyer, Jack McGuire leverages his nearly two decades in-house as deputy general counsel and director of litigation at a global brokerage and investment bank to provide strategic counsel in a wide array of broker-dealer litigation, regulatory and corporate governance matters. On behalf of clients, Jack brings a rare combination of credibility, boardroom fluency and deep industry trust to guide strategic interactions with regulators, adversaries and high-level counterparties.
Jack has managed and negotiated multiple multimillion-dollar settlements with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and state regulators. He has first-chaired numerous arbitrations and handled complex internal investigations, significant employment law issues and reputation risk remediation.
He is also well-versed in broker-dealer litigation and arbitration, white collar defense, compliance advisory issues, securities regulatory matters and equities trading. Jack has represented individuals and entities in investigations brought by the SEC, U.S. Department of Justice, self-regulatory organizations, and state and federal prosecutors.
While in-house, Jack supervised all of the bank’s litigation and adversary matters and served as trusted counsel to the company’s senior management, as well as to its retail management, capital markets, compliance and investment banking departments. He also served as general counsel at a New York Stock Exchange-registered broker-dealer.
