Jeanine McHugh

Jeanine McHugh has been with HSBC since 2013, and has been the General Counsel for HSBC’s US retail banking divisions since 2016.  In her current role Ms. McHugh manages the legal team that provides transaction support and advice for HSBC’s US Retail Banking and Wealth Management and Private Bank divisions. Prior to this position, Ms. McHugh was the Deputy General Counsel, Corporate, where she advised HSBC’s US businesses on a variety of general corporate matters, including its debt offerings and disclosure issues, as well as M&A matters. She also managed the employment law team and the legal risk assurance team.  Prior to joining HSBC, Ms. McHugh was the Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Pitney Bowes Inc. and before that she was the Associate General Counsel, Corporate Affairs at Luxottica Group S.p.A. Ms. McHugh began her legal career in 1997 at Skadden specializing in cross-border Corporate Finance and M&A, where she worked in the New York, London and Frankfurt offices.  She received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. from University of Miami School of Law.