About
Barrett Lopez is general counsel at Hightower, leading the firm's legal department with a background in mergers and acquisitions and financial services regulation. He joined Hightower in 2019, previously serving as deputy general counsel, and has worked on structuring and negotiating the firm's acquisitions. Earlier in his career he practiced financial services law at Winston & Strawn in Chicago and worked as a corporate transactional attorney at McDermott Will & Emery in Washington, D.C. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law.
Experience
- Hightower AdvisorsGeneral Counselcurrent2025 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Hightower AdvisorsDeputy General Counsel2023 — 2025Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Hightower AdvisorsAssociate General Counsel2019 — 2023Greater Chicago Area
- Winston TaylorAssociate Attorney (Financial Services)2018 — 2019Chicago
- McDermott Will & SchulteAssociate Attorney2015 — 2018Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- Northwestern University School of LawJD Candidate 20152013 — 2015Chicago, IL
- McDermott Will & SchulteSummer Associate2014Greater Chicago Area
- ComputershareProposal and Communications Specialist2010 — 2013
- Rabjohns Financial GroupFinancial Representative2009 — 2010
- ConnexisBusiness Development Associate2008 — 2009
- YgomiProject Specialist2006 — 2008
Skills & more
Management6Strategic Planning4Strategy4Public Speaking3Marketing Strategy6Marketing Communications6Start-ups3Business Strategy2Sourcing1Business Development5Marketing1Finance3
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Market ResearchMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)From Barrett's professional profile.
Colleagues at Hightower Advisors
Bob Lavigne
Chief Compliance Officer at Hightower Advisors
Dan Berg
Chief Financial Officer at Hightower Advisors
Doug Besso
Chief Technology Officer at Hightower Advisors
Jared Schwartz
Chief Risk Officer at Hightower Advisors
Jenn Anderson
Chief Marketing Officer at Hightower Advisors
Jennifer Krevitt
Chief Human Resources Officer at Hightower Advisors
Larry Restieri
Chief Executive Officer at Hightower Advisors
Matthias Kuhlmey
Chief Development Officer at Hightower Advisors
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Barrett Lopez?
- Barrett Lopez is general counsel at Hightower, leading the firm's legal department with a background in mergers and acquisitions and financial services regulation. He joined Hightower in 2019, previously serving as deputy general counsel, and has worked on structuring and negotiating the firm's acquisitions. Earlier in his career he practiced financial services law at Winston & Strawn in Chicago and worked as a corporate transactional attorney at McDermott Will & Emery in Washington, D.C. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law.
- Where does Barrett Lopez work?
- Barrett Lopez is General Counsel at Hightower Advisors.
- Where did Barrett Lopez go to school?
- Barrett Lopez studied at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (Doctor of Law (J.D.)); Amherst College (Bachelor of Arts, English).
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