New York-based securities law firm Murphy and McGonigle is adding to its litigation bench with the appointment of hedge fund specialist attorney Andrew Melnick as a partner.

Melnick (pictured) regularly represents and advises hedge funds, investment advisors, investment banks and asset managers and their executive management, boards and employees in complex litigations and arbitrations, internal investigations, regulatory inquiries, employment matters, and compliance reviews.
 
“I'm truly excited to join the exceptionally talented group of lawyers at Murphy & McGonigle PC. The firm has an unparalleled and singular commitment to deliver sophisticated world class services to a wide range of clients,” says Melnick.
 
Most recently, Melnick served as chief litigation counsel at RCS Capital Corporation (now Aretec Group), where he oversaw all litigations, investigations and regulatory inquiries for the firm, which had interests in sponsors and managers of alternative investments, wholesale brokerage distribution, investment banking, transfer agent operations, and the Cetera Financial Group independent broker-dealer network of over 9,100 registered representatives.      
 
Melnick also served as deputy general counsel, head of retail litigation at UBS Financial Services, where he had management responsibility for all litigations and arbitrations arising from the business activities of the US broker-dealer/wealth management arm of UBS AG. He also served as senior counsel on a Zurich-based UBS team, reporting directly to the global general counsel, with responsibility for assessing the impact of emerging and immediate regulatory, legal and ethical risks of strategic relevance to UBS’ businesses worldwide.
 
Melnick began his career in the litigation department of Kaye Scholer.