Brian Murphy, partner with Stradley Ronon's investment management practice. Courtesy photo Stradley Ronon Bolsters Investment Management Practice With Vanguard Hire
Former Vanguard associate general counsel Brian Murphy most recently headed the investment giant's enterprise growth legal team.
August 20, 2024 at 05:19 PM
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Investments and Investment Advisory
What You Need to Know
- Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young has brought on Vanguard associate general counsel Brian Murphy as a partner in its investment management practice.
- This will be Murphy's first stint in private practice, having spent one decade in a position with the SEC and another decade with the investment management company.
- Murphy and Stradley Ronon investment management co-chair Matthew DiClemente predicted that ETFs will be a growth area for the wealth management industry for the rest of the year.
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young has added a former Vanguard associate general counsel who headed the investment giant's enterprise growth legal team to its firm's investment management practice as a partner in Philadelphia, looking to bolster its regulatory expertise on exchange-traded funds.
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