Akinyemi T. Akiwowo

Akinyemi T. Akiwowo is an Executive Director in the Firm’s Global Litigation Group, Aki oversees the conduct of active domestic and international institutional (sales, trading, investment banking, capital markets, data privacy, private equity, and investment management) civil litigation, regulatory enforcement actions, and internal investigations.  His diverse experience includes defending the Firm in class action and antitrust litigation matters, as well as investigations by the Department of Justice, Commodities and Futures Trading Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Aki currently co-chairs Morgan Stanley’s Legal and Compliance Division Diversity and Inclusion Network, and is also a member of the Council of Urban Professionals Fellows Board.

Prior to Morgan Stanley, Aki was Principal Counsel in the Department of Enforcement of the Financial Industry Regulatory Organization (FINRA) where he managed a complex case load, as lead counsel, handling all aspects of investigations of member firms and associated individuals for violations of FINRA, NASD and NYSE rules and federal securities laws.  Prior to FINRA Aki was in private practice in New Jersey, focusing on commercial and securities litigation.

Aki is a 2002 graduate of Loyola University in Maryland and a 2005 graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law.