Former Merrill Lynch WM Litigator Launches New York Firm

Robbie Lawther

27 August 2018

Jonathan Brennan, the former head of wealth management litigation for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, has launched a new boutique litigation firm based in New York.

Brennan, who has worked on wealth management litigation during a 20-year career in private practice and at Merrill Lynch, is the founder of Jonathan Brennan PLLC, which will focus on a range of wealth management litigation and dispute resolution issues, it said in a statement.

The firm's services include: arbitration and alternative dispute resolution; fiduciary and private banking litigation; complex commercial litigation; pre-litigation; non-party litigation; expungement; and regulatory enforcement. As a boutique, the firm will actively partner with clients on budgeting, fixed fees, and alternative fee arrangements.

"I believe it is critical that lawyers go beyond merely providing a menu of options to their clients," said Brennan. "Instead, they should be focused on providing advice that is timely, well-informed, and, above all, useful."