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Brian S Hamburger
also known as Brian Hamburger
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Biography
Brian Hamburger is an entrepreneur, attorney, strategic advisor, speaker, and industry commentator who has spent more than 26 years helping shape the business, strategic, and regulatory landscape of the wealth management profession.
As founder and chief counsel of The Hamburger Law Firm and founder and CEO of MarketCounsel, Brian advises founders, CEOs, boards, and leadership teams across the wealth management ecosystem on the legal and strategic decisions that define their businesses. His practice spans regulatory matters, business transactions, advisor recruiting and employment issues, mergers and acquisitions, succession planning, governance, enterprise risk, industry disputes, and crisis management.
Widely regarded as one of the architects of the modern independent advice movement, Brian has advised thousands of advisory firms throughout their lifecycles—from launch and growth to advisor recruiting, innovative business models, mergers and acquisitions, succession planning, and many of the industry's most significant advisor transitions, business sales, and founder exits. He is frequently called upon to help clients navigate the execution of their most consequential strategic initiatives.
Brian founded The Hamburger Law Firm and MarketCounsel to serve entrepreneurial firms through a highly coordinated combination of strategic counsel, legal guidance, and business advisory services. Today, he works at the intersection of business strategy, law, regulation, and innovation, helping wealth management firms and the innovators serving them navigate complexity, seize opportunity, bring innovative ideas to market, and scale them successfully.
A sought-after keynote speaker, moderator, featured guest, and industry commentator, Brian is regularly quoted by leading business and financial media, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Barron's, Bloomberg, Reuters, and Dow Jones, as well as virtually every major wealth management publication.
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Licensed in New York for 27 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1999
No misconduct found
Licensed in New Jersey for 27 years
State: New Jersey
Acquired: 1998
No misconduct found
Licensed in Massachusetts for 20 years
State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 2006
No misconduct found
Licensed in Pennsylvania for 22 years
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 2004
No misconduct found
Licensed in District of Columbia for 24 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 2002
No misconduct found
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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Advocacy
Posted by Bob | July 25, 2013
When it matters
I have ongoing relationship with Brian since the securities industry requires regular regulatory oversight. Brian never seems to miss a step, he's always on top of what's going on but more than that, he operates from an intimate knowledge of what I need and why and perhaps more importantly, he knows ...
Brian S Hamburger's Lawyer Endorsements
"Brian and his firm have done a great job. They know the wealth management business."
"Since 2004, I have interacted professionally with Brian Hamburger on numerous occasions. His experience is wide-ranging, including expertise in securities law, employment law, corporate law and tax issues. His judgment is sound, and he has provided skillful and successful guidance in complex and sensitive matters. His firm [Hamburger Law Firm], with offices on both the east and west coasts, is staffed with competent and responsive individuals and has the resources necessary to manage the most complex legal issues. I strongly recommend his services."
"I endorse this lawyer's work. Brian is a great lawyer and has very capable lawyers working with him in his Firm."
Joseph Dougherty
Employment and labor lawyer
Experience
Honors
2025
Consultant Innovation, ALM ThinkAdvisor Luminaries Awards
2025
Outstanding Contribution to Wealth for Good Initiatives, WealthBriefing Wealth for Good Awards
2024
Top Wealth Management Professional Services Firm, Wealth Solutions Report
2024
Compliance Solutions Provider of the Year, Wealth Solutions Report Exemplar Award
2024
Consultant Innovation, ALM ThinkAdvisor Luminaries Awards
2023
Top Wealth Management Professional Services Firm, Wealth Solutions Report
2023
Outstanding Achievement in Compliance / Law Firms, WealthManagement Industry Awards
2022
Top Lawyers, selected by peers, Bergen Magazine
2021
Compliance / Law Firm Initiative of the Year, WealthManagement Industry Awards
2020
Best Compliance / Law Firm, WealthManagement Industry Awards
2020
Best Succession Ownership Transition Services, WealthManagement Industry Awards
2020
The IA25: 25 Most Influential People in the Industry, Investment Advisor Magazine
2020
Innovation Award, InvestmentNews Icons & Innovators
2019
Best Compliance / Law Firm, WealthManagement Industry Awards
2018
Best Compliance / Law Firm, WealthManagement Industry Awards
2017
Best Compliance / Law Firm, WealthManagement Industry Awards
2016
Best Compliance / Law Firm, WealthManagement Industry Awards
2011
Inc. 5000, Inc. Magazine
2010
Inc. 5000, Inc. Magazine
2009
Inc. 5000, Inc. Magazine
2008
Inc. 5000, Inc. Magazine
2007
Inc. 5000, Inc. Magazine
Work Experience
2000 - Present
Founder & CEO, MarketCounsel
2000 - Present
Founder & Chief Counsel, The Hamburger Law Firm
2000 - Present
Arbitrator, FINRA Dispute Resolution
1998 - 2000
Associate, Stark & Stark
1997 - 1997
Law Clerk, US Securities & Exchange Commission
Associations
2026 - Present
Finserv FoundationBoard Member
2020 - Present
Invest in Others Charitable FoundationClerk; Executive Committee Member; Audit Committee Chair
2018 - Present
Team RubiconGreyshirt
2007 - Present
US Coast Guard AuxiliaryMember
2002 - Present
MarketCounsel FoundationChair
2014 - 2024
The Institute for the Fiduciary StandardGeneral Counsel to the Best Practices Board
2012 - 2020
LawWithoutWallsJudge; Mentor
Education
2006
Center for Fiduciary Studies, University of Pittsburgh
Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst (AIFA®)
2003
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP)
1998
University of Miami School of Law
Juris Doctor
1994
Quinnipiac University
B.S., Economics & Financial Management
Languages
English