Bruce Legorburu
Executive Vice President (Legal & Regulatory) & General Counsel, Fitch Group
- Role
- Executive Vice President (Legal & Regulatory) & General Counsel at Fitch Group, Inc.
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bruce Legorburu
Bruce Legorburu is the Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel for Fitch Group based in New York. Bruce is responsible for legal matters globally. Between May 2019 and January 2023, Bruce was the Chief Compliance Officer for Fitch Ratings. From July 2013 to April 2019, he was Senior Legal Counsel for Fitch Ratings responsible for legal and regulatory matters across Asia Pacific and also (from December 2017) for EMEA. Before re-joining Fitch in 2013, Bruce was a Partner with the law firm Squire Sanders based in the Perth office, Australia. His practice focused on corporate and commercial law. Between 2003 and 2007, he had worked as European Counsel for Fitch Ratings based in London supporting various business units in the EMEA region and acting as Regional Compliance Officer for EMEA & Asia Pacific. Prior to that, he worked in private practice, from 1996 to 2003, as a corporate, commercial & technology lawyer for the law firms Sidley Austin (London) and Clifford Chance (London).Bruce earned a BA in Philosophy, from the University of Toronto, a LL.B from the University of Edinburgh and a LL.M from University College London. He has completed two executive management courses; the Hearst Management Institute XII, and the Strategic Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford. Bruce is a Solicitor (England & Wales).
Experience
Executive Vice President (Legal & Regulatory) & General Counsel
Jan 2025 — Present · NY, US
Education
UCL
LL.M, Law
1995
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme
2022
The University of Edinburgh
LL.B, Law
1994
University of Toronto - Victoria University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Philosophy
1991
The University of Law
LPC, Legal Practice
1996
Skills
- Intellectual Property
- Legal Advice
- Privacy Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Mergers
- Corporate Governance
- Joint Ventures
- Arbitration
- Legal Research
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Licensing
- Securities Regulation
- Dispute Resolution
- Competition Law
- Corporate Law
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