10 Jefferies legal leaders
Jeffrey R. Whyte, General Counsel, Investment Banking, Managing Director at Jefferies, opens this list of Jefferies legal leaders, alongside managing directors and associate general counsels, regional and business-line heads of legal, and senior vice presidents. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at Jefferies from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andrew Coe
LinkedInExperience: Associate General Counsel / Company Secretary EMEA and Co-Head Data Privacy EMEA & Asia · Jefferies
Andrew Coe has been Associate General Counsel / Company Secretary EMEA and Co-Head Data Privacy EMEA & Asia at Jefferies since May 2018 and also lists Associate General Counsel and Company Secretary EMEA there as a role held since 2015. Andrew Coe was Associate General Counsel at Jefferies from 2011 to 2014 and an Associate in Corporate at Stevens & Bolton LLP from 2006 to 2011.
Jeffrey R. Whyte
LinkedInExperience: General Counsel, Investment Banking, Managing Director · Jefferies
Jeffrey R. Whyte has been General Counsel, Investment Banking, Managing Director at Jefferies since April 2008, and the profile headline lists the role at Jefferies LLC. Jeffrey R. Whyte was a Partner at White & Case LLP from 2007 to 2008 and a Combat Medical Specialist in the US Army Reserves and CT Guard from 1987 to 1995.
Jen Oosterbaan
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel · Jefferies
Jen Oosterbaan has been Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel at Jefferies since September 2022 and was Counsel, FinTech at Perkins Coie from 2021 to 2022. Jen Oosterbaan was an Associate, Derivatives & FinTech at Shearman & Sterling LLP from 2017 to 2021 and Legal Counsel, Derivatives Clearing & Energy at TMX Group from 2013 to 2017.
Lara Clark
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Associate General Counsel · Jefferies
Lara Clark has been Managing Director, Associate General Counsel at Jefferies since April 2007 and was Assistant General Counsel at Cantor Fitzgerald from 2005 to 2007. Lara Clark lists employment law as a specialty, and the profile headline names the role as Managing Director, Associate General Counsel at Jefferies & Co.
Larry Lin
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director and Associate General Counsel · Jefferies Finance LLC
Larry Lin has been Managing Director and Associate General Counsel at Jefferies Finance LLC since December 2021 and was Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel there from 2017 to 2021. Larry Lin was a Corporate Associate at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP from 2010 to 2017, and the profile headline lists the current role at Jefferies Finance LLC.
Meenah Kim
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, General Counsel for Municipals · Jefferies
Meenah Kim has been Managing Director, General Counsel for Municipals at Jefferies since December 2025 and was Senior Vice President, General Counsel for Municipals there from 2021 to 2025. Meenah Kim was an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley from 2016 to 2021 and a Vice President at Goldman Sachs from 2015 to 2016.
Rohan Purdy
LinkedInExperience: Head of Legal, Australia · Jefferies
Rohan Purdy has been Head of Legal, Australia at Jefferies since May 2020, based in Sydney. Rohan Purdy's profile describes senior investment banking work across M&A and ECM, equities, financial services and funds, and the headline lists the role as Head of Legal, Australia at Jefferies.
Rosy Zhang
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Head of Asia Legal & Compliance · Jefferies
Rosy Zhang has been Managing Director, Head of Asia Legal & Compliance at Jefferies since April 2011, a role the profile places in the Legal department at director level and based in Hong Kong SAR. Rosy Zhang's listing shows the Asia legal and compliance leadership role at Jefferies as current.
Shanna Green
LinkedInExperience: Head of Investment Banking Legal - Equity Capital Markets, Americas · Jefferies
Shanna Green has been Head of Investment Banking Legal - Equity Capital Markets, Americas at Jefferies since March 2010, with a profile headline of Managing Director & Head of Investment Banking Legal - Equity Capital Markets. Shanna Green was a Corporate Finance Associate at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP from 2007 to 2009.
Stewart A. Pomerantz
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel · Jefferies
Stewart A. Pomerantz has been Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Jefferies since November 2010, with a headline of Global Cybersecurity Counsel, Head of Americas Privacy, Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel at Jefferies LLC. Stewart A. Pomerantz was Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Goldman Sachs from 1998 to 2009.
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