William E. Walsh, a former Senior Enforcement Counsel at CME Group, Inc., has joined Murphy & McGonigle as a Partner in the firm’s Chicago office. Mr. Walsh joins from the Chicago office of a large international law firm, where he served in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice.

Katherine Cooper of the Commodities, Futures & Derivatives Practice will lead the Fireside Chat, "Crypto and FinTech" at the ABA Business Law Division’s Derivatives and Futures Law Committee’s Mid-Year Program on July 21.

How are AI, Machine Learning, and Data analytics being used in Financial Services? Howard Kramer of our Broker-Dealer Advisory & Counseling Practice will be a featured speaker at the SIFMA C&L Virtual Forum.

Members of our White Collar Defense, Investigations, & Compliance Counseling Practice will be featured in July 14 ABA webinar, "Ethical Considerations Surrounding the New Brady Rule."

Financial services law firm Murphy & McGonigle today announced a leadership transition with the election of Elizabeth Lan Davis, 47, as Chair and President of the firm. Ms. Davis, whose three-year term begins Sept. 1, 2021, will succeed firm Co-Founder James Murphy, 57, who has served in those roles since the firm’s inception in 2010.

Boutique financial services firm Murphy & McGonigle PC has elected a woman of color to be its new president and chair, a first for the firm, it announced Monday.

June 15, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") submitted a rare amicus brief in support of Bank of America in Hymes v. Bank of America, N.A.,  before the Eastern District of New York. The OCC noted that the case "is a matter of foundational consequence to the OCC and to the federal banking system." The EDNY stated this was a matter of first impression for all Circuits except the Ninth -- the facts are very similar to those in Lusnak v. Bank of America, N.A.,  which was decided in favor of the plaintiffs, and for which the Supreme Court denied certiorari.