Thomas J. McGonigle

Thomas J. McGonigle

Washington, DC recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

189 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Litigation - Securities Securities Regulation

Biography

Mr. McGonigle focuses his practice on securities and investment regulation. His clients include broker/dealers, investment advisers, public companies, banks and individuals. He has experience in matters involving equity, fixed income, and derivative trading; broker/dealer and investment adviser compliance system design and review; fiduciary investment issues; regulatory registration issues; transactional disclosure issues; regulatory enforcement and grand jury representation; and litigation in federal and state courts, administrative proceedings, disciplinary hearings and arbitrations.
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

189 Best Lawyers awards

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP logo

Overview

  • Georgetown University, J.D., graduated 1982

  • New York, New York State Bar Association
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
  • Georgetown University, J.D., graduated 1982

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Securities Regulation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Securities Regulation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Securities Regulation, Washington, D.C. (2021)
  • Securities Regulation, Washington, DC (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Securities Regulation
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
Special Focus:
  • Broker-Dealer
  • Enforcement
  • Investigations
  • Investment Management
  • Regulatory

Additional Information

  • Legal Experience
  • Murphy & McGonigle, Washington, DC, 2010 to present
  • LeClairRyan, Washington, DC, 2001 – 2010
  • McGuireWoods, LLP, Washington, DC, 1988 – 2001
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Enforcement Division, Branch Chief, 1986 – 1988
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Enforcement Division, Staff Attorney, 1984 – 1986
  • King’s County District Attorney’s Office, Brooklyn, New York, Assistant District Attorney, 1982 –1984
    • Other Court Admissions
    U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
    U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
    U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    U.S. Supreme Court

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