David N. Jonson

SVP, Associate General Counsel – Head of Litigation and Arbitration LPL Financial Holdings

David Jonson is the Sr. VP and Head of Litigation and Arbitration for LPL Financial.

Prior to joining LPL in San Diego, David worked as a defense attorney, securities regulator and a registered representative in the securities industry for over 20 years. Most recently, David was a partner at a North Carolina law firm where he led the Securities Industry Defense Group, and before that, was a partner at the international law firm of K&L Gates LLP, in the Financial Services Litigation & Regulatory Defense Group.

David also served three years as Deputy Attorney General and Deputy Securities Commissioner for the State of South Carolina, where he was responsible for directing and managing all legal, investigative, enforcement, and regulatory activities of the South Carolina Securities Commission. In that role, he frequently interacted with the enforcement teams from the SEC and FINRA.

Prior to law school, David was a registered representative of one of the largest broker-dealers in the United States.