Congratulations, Steve! Our 2024 Rauschman Award Recipient

It is the pleasure of SIFMA’s Compliance & Legal Society to present Stephen M. Cutler with the 2024 Alfred J. Rauschman Award!

The Alfred J. Rauschman Award is presented by the Society annually to a candidate who has demonstrated significant contributions to the compliance and legal communities, promoted open communications among industry practitioners to share ideas and issues, fostered dialogue and communications with regulators and dedicated their career to the securities industry. Al Rauschman was a visionary in the securities industry compliance and legal profession. The humble roots of SIFMA’s Compliance & Legal Society go back to a time in the late 1960’s when Rauschman and a group of his contemporaries began meeting informally to discuss current compliance, legal and regulatory topics affecting the securities industry. Those early efforts led ultimately to the founding of what is today known as the SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society, and Al Rauschman served as its first President.

Cutler is Of Counsel at Simpson Thacher, where he was previously a Partner and Global Head of the firm’s Government and Internal Investigations Practice. A seasoned legal professional, Steve has advised companies, boards, and senior executives on government and internal investigations, corporate governance, and regulatory matters. He has earned several accolades, including recognition among Euromoney’s Benchmark Litigation National “Litigation Stars” in Securities and White-Collar Crime, and as a New York “Litigation Star.”

Steve’s illustrious career includes serving as Vice Chairman of JPMorgan Chase & Co., and as the company’s General Counsel for nearly a decade. Earlier in his career, he was the Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement, overseeing investigations into high-profile financial reporting, broker-dealer, and investment advisor matters.

Steve graduated summa cum laude from Yale University and earned his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal.

In This Video

• Jamie Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Stacey Friedman, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Eric Grossman, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Morgan Stanley
• Theodore A. Levine, Attorney at Law
• Lori A. Richards, Former SEC Director and Compliance Officer, JPMorgan Chase & Co.