Matthew Morningstar

EVP & Head of Litigation and Regulatory Affairs - Compliance, Legal and Risk, LPL Financial

Matthew Morningstar is an executive vice president in Compliance, Legal & Risk for LPL Financial.

In this role, he leads the Litigation, Customer Disputes, and Regulatory Matters teams. He is responsible for developing legal strategy and overseeing management of the firm’s litigation and arbitrations, customer disputes, and regulatory matters.

Mr. Morningstar has an extensive background in litigation and regulatory matters in the financial services industry, acting as a strategic advisor to executives on legal and franchise issues and leading litigations and regulatory matters.

In his most recent role at Morgan Stanley, he served as the Head of Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement for the firm’s Investment Management division. In this role, he managed a team of lawyers and paralegals and was responsible for strategic leadership of all matters concerning the Investment Management division, including public funds and private equity and credit. He also held litigation and regulatory enforcement roles covering the Institutional Securities and Wealth Management Divisions.

Mr. Morningstar started his career at Mayer Brown as a commercial litigator, counseling and defending insurers and Fortune 500 multinationals across industries.

Mr. Morningstar earned a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and his Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School.