Garry Lischin

   Garry Lischin
   Managing Director and General Counsel
   Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

 

Garry Lischin is Managing Director and General Counsel for Pershing LLC, where he is responsible for managing the Legal Department and for providing legal services to the firm.

Prior to joining Pershing, Mr. Lischin served as Senior Vice President, Managing Attorney for the New York Legal Division of Wachovia Securities, following the joint venture between Wachovia Corporation and Prudential Financial in 2003. In that capacity, he was responsible for the management of Wachovia Securities New York Legal Division. In addition, he served on various firm committees, including the New Business Review Committee, the Brokerage Risk Committee, and the First Clearing Senior Management Committee. 

Mr. Lischin also served as the Chief Legal Officer for First Clearing, LLC, and Wachovia Securities Legal Division Team Leader for Operations and Clearing. 

Prior to joining Wachovia Securities, Mr. Lischin was with the Prudential Securities Legal Division for 20 years in various roles. During that time, he was, among other things, Senior Counsel to Operations and Systems, Managing Attorney, and supervised a 300-person Regulatory Settlement process. Prior to joining Prudential he was in private practice in New York City. 

Mr. Lischin received his undergraduate degree from The American University in Washington, D.C. and his Juris Doctor from New York Law School in New York City. Mr. Lischin is admitted to the New York Bar and the Florida Bar and is a member of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.