10 M&T Bank legal leaders
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel are among the titles held today by these M&T Bank legal leaders, alongside SVP & Senior Associate General Counsel. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at M&T Bank from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Annmarie Lee
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel · M&T Bank
Annmarie Lee has been Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at M&T Bank since August 2024, based in New York, New York. Annmarie Lee was Senior Vice President - Senior Associate General Counsel at M&T Bank from 2023 to 2024, Senior Vice President - Associate General Counsel there from 2022 to 2023 and Deputy General Counsel, SVP - Head of Business Banking and Cards Legal at Santander US from 2016 to 2019.
Daniel Nelson
LinkedInExperience: Senior Associate General Counsel & Senior Vice President · M&T Bank
Daniel Nelson has been Senior Associate General Counsel & Senior Vice President at M&T Bank since April 2025, based in Eastchester, New York, and the profile says the role oversees legal coverage of digital assets at the bank. Daniel Nelson was Senior Vice President and Senior Company Counsel at Wells Fargo from 2018 to 2025 and Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel at J.P. Morgan from 2008 to 2018.
Dorothy Giobbe
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & Senior Associate General Counsel · M&T Bank
Dorothy Giobbe has been Senior Vice President & Senior Associate General Counsel at M&T Bank since January 2026, based in New York, New York. Dorothy Giobbe was Counsel at Alston & Bird from 2024 to 2026, Of Counsel at Jones Day from 2021 to 2024 and Executive Director, Assistant General Counsel - Emerging Technology at JPMorganChase from 2010 to 2021.
Elizabeth Betta
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President And Senior Associate General Counsel · M&T Bank
Elizabeth Betta has been Senior Vice President And Senior Associate General Counsel at M&T Bank since February 2022, based in Washington, District of Columbia. Elizabeth Betta was Administrative Vice President & Associate General Counsel at M&T Bank from 2021 to 2022, Vice President and Associate General Counsel there from 2019 to 2021 and an attorney at Barclay Damon LLP from 2018 to 2019.
James Schwegler
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel - Enterprise Projects · M&T Bank
James Schwegler has been Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel - Enterprise Projects at M&T Bank since July 2025, based in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls Area. James Schwegler was Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel - Commercial Contracts at M&T Bank from 2022 to 2025 and Vice President and Associate General Counsel there from 2020 to 2022.
Kevin M. Budd
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel: Treasury, Securities Finance & Derivatives · M&T Bank
Kevin M. Budd has been Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel: Treasury, Securities Finance & Derivatives at M&T Bank since August 2021, based in Florham Park, New Jersey. Kevin M. Budd was Vice President and Associate General Counsel at MetLife Investment Management from 2006 to 2021 and Director and Associate General Counsel at ABN AMRO Bank from 2004 to 2006.
Kyle Barry
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel; Head of U.S. Legal Policy and Transformation · M&T Bank/Wilmington Trust
Kyle Barry has been Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel; Head of U.S. Legal Policy and Transformation at M&T Bank/Wilmington Trust since July 2015, based in Geneva, New York. Kyle Barry was Vice President and Senior Counsel at Santander US from 2011 to 2015 and In-House Counsel at Cormorant Group from 2009 to 2011.
Laura O'Hara
LinkedInExperience: Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer · M&T Bank
Laura O'Hara has been Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer at M&T Bank since August 2017, based in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls Area. Laura O'Hara was Executive Vice President & General Counsel at Santander US from 2015 to 2017 and Executive Vice President & General Counsel - Consumer and Commercial Banking at Citizens from 2011 to 2015.
Thomas Gordon
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel (Corporate M&A) · M&T Bank
Thomas Gordon has been Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel (Corporate M&A) at M&T Bank since March 2022, based in Buffalo, New York. Thomas Gordon also held the title Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at M&T Bank from 2019 to 2022 and was an attorney at Gross Shuman P.C. from 2006 to 2019.
Tori Shinohara
LinkedInExperience: SVP & Senior Associate General Counsel · M&T Bank
Tori Shinohara has been SVP & Senior Associate General Counsel at M&T Bank since June 2025, based in Washington, District of Columbia. Tori Shinohara was Partner at Mayer Brown from 2019 to 2025, Senior Associate at Mayer Brown from 2016 to 2018 and Associate at K&L Gates from 2011 to 2016.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you decide which legal matters your team handled in house and which went to outside counsel?
- 02What measures did you use to judge whether the legal team was supporting the business well?
- 03How did you keep legal advice consistent across the different business teams you supported?
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