Washington, D.C., USA - Crowell & Moring LLP announced the addition of partner Mark A. Egert to the firm's New York office.
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Mr. Egert, who joins from his role as Managing Director & Chief Compliance Officer of Cowen Group, Inc., is also the former Vice President & Associate General Counsel of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and Executive Director & Chief Legal Officer for the Wholesale North America Region of ABN AMRO Bank, N.V.
Mr. Egert will be a partner in the firm's Corporate and Financial Services groups, leading the firm's financial institutions regulatory area, as well as a member of the firm's White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Group.
His significant experience managing regulatory risk, advising on complex legal issues, structuring transactions and creating and implementing sophisticated compliance programs will help Crowell & Moring's financial services clients navigate the changing regulatory climate.
Through his involvement with SIFMA and other industry groups, Mr. Egert has been at the forefront of many cutting-edge issues, commenting on and helping to shape rule proposals and advocating policy initiatives with regulatory authorities and legislative officials.
With the government's continued focus on financial regulatory reform, Egert is well positioned to provide timely and insightful guidance to a broad range of financial institutions.
Mr. Egert has worked with investment banks, securities firms, hedge funds, registered and unregistered investment companies, asset managers, investment advisors and other alternative investment managers, and appeared before the SEC, FINRA, other self-regulatory organizations and state securities authorities.
Before joining SIFMA, Mr. Egert began his legal career in private practice.
He joined ABN AMRO in 1997 before being named Chief Legal Officer in 2001, became Legal & Compliance Director at RBC Capital Markets in 2003 and was appointed as Chief Compliance Officer at Cowen in 2005.
Mr. Egert earned his J.D., cum laude, from George Washington University Law School, where he served as Notes Editor for the George Washington University Law Review. ■