Julia Richardson

Senior Vice President and General Counsel – Retirement Business, Benefits and Compensation, Raymond James Financial

Julia is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Retirement Business, Benefits and Compensation at Raymond James Financial Services. Julia and her team handle an extensive range of complex legal matters related to the retail product service offerings of Raymond James focusing specifically on ERISA and the Code, along with the fiduciary developments from the DOL. Julia and her team support retirement operations, as well as the development of retirement products and retirement services across the firm. In addition, Julia and her team provide counsel to the benefits and executive compensation programs within the Human Resources function. Julia graduated with her B.A. from Barnard College, Columbia University and obtained her J.D. from the George Washington School of Law.