What Happened?
New York, NY-based Bank of New York Mellon has announced the Resignation of Jane C. Sherburne as General Counsel
About the Company
BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, BNY Mellon delivers informed investment management and investment services in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. As of March 31, 2017, BNY Mellon had $30.6 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration, and $1.7 trillion in assets under management. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK).
About the Person
Jane C. Sherburne had been a Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel at The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (also known as BNY Mellon) since May 3, 2010 until April 2014 and also served as its Corporate Secretary until April 2014. Since 2009, Ms. Sherburne has conducted her own legal practice, specializing in crisis advising and congressional investigations. She served as Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel of BNY Mellon Asset Servicing B.V. She served as General Counsel of Wachovia Corporation since May 2008 and also served as its Secretary and Senior Executive Vice President. She led Wachovia's Legal Division, which includes lawyers, paralegals and support staff, as well as the Government Relations department. Ms. Sherburne joined Wachovia Corporation in 2008. She served as General Counsel of Global Consumer Group (GCG) at Citigroup Inc., and oversaw all its legal matters. She also served as Senior Deputy General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel of Citigroup Inc. where she oversaw its global litigation and providing corporate- level legal support. Ms. Sherburne joined Citigroup in July 2001 and was responsible for legal disputes or controversies at the group level, including the management of congressional and regulatory investigations. She also oversaw Citigroup Inc. litigation globally, its U.S. bank regulatory matters, global anti-money laundering, and legal support for corporate finance activities. She supervised bank regulatory matters, significant litigation, proprietary capital markets activity, and global anti-money laundering legal matters. Ms. Sherburne was a Partner of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering in Washington, D.C., where she held a litigation practice, representing clients in matters requiring crisis management, including media relations and matters involving Congressional investigations, internal government and corporate investigations, as well as complex civil litigation. She served as the Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the Commissioner of Social Security in the Carter Administration. She served as a Legislative Assistant of Congressman Donald Fraser (D-MN). She served as a Co-Lead Counsel of the University of Michigan in the Gratz v. Bollinger affirmative action case from 1997 to 2000. Ms. Sherburne interrupted her practice at WCP from 1994 to 1997 and served as Special Counsel to the President at The White House (Clinton Administration). She assembled and managed a team of lawyers, including congressional and public relations specialists, to conduct internal inquiries, respond to the ongoing activities of the Independent Counsel, and develop and implement congressional and public relations strategies in response to Clinton White House ethics investigations. She was Editor of the Georgetown Law review. She is a Member of the Boards of Trustees of the National Women's Law Center. She serves as a Director of Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. She is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Ms. Sherburne is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with B.A. in 1974 and has Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1983. She also earned M.A. from University of Minnesota.
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