Andrew Lipton

Andrew Lipton is an Executive Director and Head of Americas Market/ Conduct Regulatory Relations at Morgan Stanley.  Mr. Lipton oversees the team that is responsible for coordinating the management of the supervisory activities of the Firm’s Market Conduct regulators across the Americas.  This includes management of regulatory examinations and continuous monitoring activities by the SEC, CFTC, FINRA, NFA, state regulatory agencies and other non-prudential regulators.  Previously, Mr. Lipton worked as an attorney in the Litigation Division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.  In this role, Mr. Lipton focused on customer securities arbitrations and regulatory investigations.

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. Lipton was an associate at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.  At Skadden, Mr. Lipton was a general litigator whose practice focused primarily on securities litigation.

Mr. Lipton is on the Board of Directors for PALS (Practicing Attorneys for Law Students Program), a group that provides career and skills development for diverse lawyers and law school students. Mr. Lipton is also on the Advisory Board for the Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession (“IILP”).

Mr. Lipton received a B.A. from Binghamton University and graduated magna cum laude from Brooklyn Law School.