Andrew Melnick, Experienced Hedge Fund Litigator, Joins Murphy & McGonigle

"Andy is an excellent lawyer who will make a great addition to our firm. He will further enhance the breadth and depth of capabilities representing and advising hedge funds, investment advisors, investment banks and asset managers in complex litigations and arbitrations, internal investigations, regulatory inquiries, employment matters, and compliance reviews," said James Murphy, Chairman of Murphy & McGonigle.

Most recently, Melnick served as chief litigation counsel at RCS Capital Corporation (now Aretec Group), where he oversaw all litigations, investigations and regulatory inquiries for the firm, which had interests in sponsors and managers of alternative investments, wholesale brokerage distribution, investment banking, transfer agent operations, and the Cetera Financial Group independent broker-dealer network of over 9,100 registered representatives.  Melnick also served as deputy general counsel, head of retail litigation at UBS Financial Services.

"I'm truly excited to join the exceptionally talented group of lawyers at Murphy & McGonigle. The firm has an unparalleled and singular commitment to deliver sophisticated world class services to a wide range of clients," says Melnick.

About Murphy & McGonigle

Murphy & McGonigle, founded in 2010, was created based on an innovative law firm model that rigorously controls overhead while providing its attorneys and clients with state-of-the-art technology and litigation support to ensure both world-class service and maximum cost-efficiency.  In the years since the financial crisis, that model has become increasingly attractive for clients in the financial services industry which has driven the rapid growth of the law firm.

Murphy & McGonigle serves the litigation, enforcement defense, and regulatory counseling needs of clients across the full spectrum of the financial services industry – from national banks, broker-dealers, investment advisers, and hedge funds, to national and international securities markets and exchanges.  Many of the firm's partners formerly served in senior positions at the U.S. Department of Justice, SEC, FINRA, and CFTC and several served in senior executive positions in major financial institutions on Wall Street. 

Murphy & McGonigle operates out of offices in New York, Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Virginia.

For more information about the firm, please visit www.mmlawus.com.

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