Thomas J. Hennessey

Thom recently defended a leading global financial institution in connection with a five-year SEC Enforcement investigation concerning the collapse of a $35 billion institutional cash management fund during the financial crisis, which was successfully closed without action, along with defense of all associated civil claims. Thom defended a leading Wall Street broker-dealer in federal and state enforcement investigations of auction rate securities transactions, including the pursuit of injunctive proceedings against state regulators that culminated in a global resolution. Most recently, Thom has been defending multiple financial institutions in SEC Enforcement investigations arising from Dodd-Frank whistleblower allegations, a number of which have been successfully closed without substantive enforcement action.

Before joining Morgan Lewis, Thom was a partner in the financial institutions regulatory, enforcement, and litigation practice at another international law firm.