Overview

Nick Losurdo is a partner in the Investment Funds Group in the Boston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Nick advises financial institutions, public companies and investors on regulatory, policy, transactional, enforcement and strategic matters. Nick’s focus is predominantly on broker-dealers, equity and option exchanges, ATSs and other trading platforms and intermediaries regarding rules and regulations of the SEC, FINRA, state regulators and SROs. Nick also regularly supports private equity and venture funds during strategic transactions involving financial institutions. He also advises technology and other companies in the areas of fintech and blockchain/crypto/digital currency.

Chambers USA has recognized Nick for his work in broker-dealer regulation and compliance in the U.S. Prior to joining Kirkland, Nick led the team that The Legal 500 United States ranked Tier 1 for broker-dealer regulation in the U.S. Clients have noted that “Nick has excellent expertise, service and awareness” and “his understanding of the markets and regulatory nuances is outstanding.”

Nick has served in high-level government, private practice and in-house roles. Prior to joining Kirkland, Nick was a partner at another international law firm. Before that, he served at the SEC as counsel to one of the commissioners. While at the SEC, Nick advised the commissioner on a broad array of legal, policy and regulatory matters. Early in his career, Nick was in-house counsel at an SEC-regulated options exchange.

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Thought Leadership

Speaking Engagements

Moderator, SEC’s Crypto Task Force Roundtable, April 2025

Speaker, SIFMA C&L Society Annual Seminar, 2025

Moderator, SIFMA C&L Society Boston Forum, Fall 2024

Speaker, National Organization of Investment Professionals D.C. Conference, Spring 2024

Speaker, SIFMA C&L Society Annual Seminar, 2024

Moderator, SIFMA Market Structure Conference, 2023

Moderator, SIFMA Operations Conference, 2023

Participant, SIFMA Equity Market Structure Roundtable, 2022

Moderator, Boston FinTech Week, 2022

Speaker, Cryptocurrency and SEC Regulation Panel, Cato Institute, 2021

Moderator, Keynote Fireside Chat with SEC Commissioner Roisman, SIFMA Equity Market Structure Conference, 2021

Moderator, SIFMA Equity Market Structure Roundtable, Spring 2023

Moderator, Boston Bar Association Broker-Dealer Recordkeeping Requirements Webinar, 2022

Recognition

Chambers USA, Financial Services Regulation: Broker-Dealer (Compliance)

The Legal 500 United StatesLed the team at a prior firm that ranked Tier 1 for Financial Services Regulation: Broker-Dealers

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2006Massachusetts
  • 2011District of Columbia

Education

  • Suffolk University Law SchoolJ.D.2006
  • Stonehill CollegeB.S.B.A., Finance2001