Don Nisonoff a partner with Capital Markets Advisors for regulatory and business development, brings a wealth of experience across a broad range of capital markets practice areas gained at Wall Street investment banks, prominent law firms and the US Securities and Exchange Commission. He has advised traders, bankers and compliance personnel on complex U.S. and cross-border transactions in equity and fixed income products, options and derivatives and in regulatory inquiries and investigations. His work with Capital Markets Advisors focuses on advising and identifying opportunities for the company’s exceptional expertise in transaction systems and processing, clearing, prime brokerage, derivatives and risk management, with a focus on regulatory compliance.

Prior to joining Capital Markets Advisors, Don was General Counsel of the Equity Division at Nomura Securities in its New York Office, covering trading, sales, banking, research and derivatives and as Deputy General Counsel of the company. He has also had senior counsel and consulting roles with Bank of New York Mellon, advising their multi-service investment bank across trading, sales and investment banking and E*Trade as senior counsel to its clearing broker. Prior to his work on Wall Street, Donhad a senior regulatory practice for fifteen years with NYC law firms, Proskauer Rose, Rosenman & Colin (now Katten Muchin Rosenman) and Fried Frank advising major investment banks, mid-sized multi-service broker-dealers, US and foreign money managers, and equity, fixed income and options trading firms. His preceding work with the SEC involved the oversight of the US Stock Exchanges in the Division of Trading and Markets.

Don has a B.A. in English and American Literature with high honors from Brandeis University and a J.D. from the Cardozo School of Law, with a focus on corporate and securities law.