Donald Sutherland

Donald R. Sutherland is a Senior Vice President and Senior Company Counsel in the Legal Department of Wells Fargo & Company. He has been employed by Wells Fargo since 2004 supporting its retail brokerage line of business, including those areas of retail brokerage that coordinate with Wells Fargo Bank to serve the wealth management and private banking needs of high net worth and ultra high net worth clients. He provides legal advice and counsel with respect to various retail brokerage products and services, including Reg. T securities-based lending programs and retirement plan consulting programs. He also provides advice regarding the brokerage cash sweep programs. He was previously in private practice at a Virginia law firm focusing on corporate and securities law. Donald received his J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from Pepperdine University and a B.A. with honors from Virginia Commonwealth University. He also holds a M.A. from the University of Virginia.