Darya Geetter is an Executive Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, at LPL Financial.  She is responsible for managing all litigation and arbitration matters impacting the company and its advisors.  She also leads the firm’s insurance program, placing all coverage. 

Darya has been practicing for over 25 years and was formerly at MF Global Holdings Ltd., where she served as Global Head of Litigation and Deputy General Counsel with responsibility for coordinating all litigation globally, managing all U.S. regulatory relationships, and leading internal investigations.

In earlier roles, Darya served as Deputy General Counsel and Executive Director at UBS Financial Services; Managing Director/Principal at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.; Counsel at Hogan & Hartson LLP; and held several roles at the US Department of Justice, including Senior Trial Attorney in the Civil Rights Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.

Darya earned a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts with Honors from the University of Chicago.  She clerked for a U.S. District Court judge in New Orleans, LA and is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, New York, Massachusetts, and various U.S. district and appellate courts.  She is currently on the FINRA NAMC and is Chair of the SIFMA Arbitration Committee.