For Immediate Release
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Prominent Securities Attorney Joins Murphy & McGonigle
Leonard J. Amoruso, Financial Services Industry Veteran, Joins Law Firm’s New York Office
January 6, 2015 (New York, New York) – Murphy & McGonigle, P.C. announced today that Len
Amoruso has joined the firm as a shareholder in its New York office. Mr. Amoruso’s arrival is yet
another milestone for this financial services law firm as it continues to attract top litigation and regulatory
talent since first opening its doors in 2010.
“We have known Len for many years and are thrilled to add his experience to our deep bench of financial
services lawyers,” said James Murphy, Chairman of Murphy & McGonigle. “Len will be an important
addition to our existing securities regulatory expertise, particularly with respect to the trading and markets
space,” continued Murphy.
Mr. Amoruso has 25 years of financial industry experience, specifically in the legal, compliance and
regulatory policy arenas. Starting his career with the New York office of the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Mr. Amoruso served as Chief Counsel and, subsequently, Deputy
Director. In these roles, Mr. Amoruso oversaw hundreds of examinations, investigations, enforcement
matters, and new/continuing member applications. After FINRA, Mr. Amoruso spent more than 14 years
at Knight Capital Group, Inc. (now, KCG Holdings, Inc.) – initially, as the Chief Compliance Officer of
its broker-dealer, Knight Securities, LP (now, KCG Americas LLC), and subsequently as the General
Counsel for the parent company – managing the legal, compliance, AML, internal audit, regulatory
affairs, and government relations programs for the firm on a global basis.
“I am excited to join Murphy & McGonigle and bring my experience at a financial institution and
FINRA to a wide range of clients,” said Mr. Amoruso. “It is truly a law firm with a clear mission and
shared vision to deliver world-class service to clients in the financial services sector. I am fortunate to be
a part of it.”
About Murphy & McGonigle
Murphy & McGonigle, founded less than five years ago, 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 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.