Michelle Jacko
Michelle L. Jacko, Esq. is the Managing Partner and CEO of Jacko Law Group, PC, which offers securities, corporate, real estate and employment law counsel to broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies, hedge/private funds and financial industry professionals. In addition, Ms. Jacko is the Founder and CEO of Core Compliance & Legal Services, Inc., a compliance consultation firm.
Ms. Jacko specializes in investment adviser, broker-dealer and fund regulatory compliance matters, internal control development, regulatory examinations, transition services and operational risk management. Her consultation practice is focused on the areas of regulatory exams and formal inquiries, mergers and acquisitions, annual reviews, policies and procedures development, testing of compliance programs (including evaluation of internal controls and supervision), mock exams, senior client issues, cybersecurity, Regulation S-P and much more.
As a frequent presenter at national financial industry conferences, Ms. Jacko delivers insightful and thought-provoking workshops regarding industry hot topics and rising compliance issues. She is a frequent contributor to various industry journals.
Ms. Jacko served as the former Vice-Chair of Education of the Corporations Committee for the State Bar of California Business Law Section and is a two-time former Board member of the National Society of Compliance Professionals (“NSCP”). She is the Co-Founder and a member of the Southern California Compliance Group and also is a FINRA Arbitrator. Ms. Jacko is a member of Vistage International and actively participates in her community.
Jacko Law Group, PC and Ms. Jacko are proud to be members of the National Women Business Owners (NABWO) Corporation. Ms. Jacko was honored as a finalist for the 2019 NAWBO Bravo Awards - San Diego. She was a finalist for San Diego Business Journal’s (SDBJ) 2021-2022 CEO of the Year Award and selected for SDB’s Women of Influence in Law Award. From 2020-2021, she was selected for SDBJ’s Business Woman of the Year Award, SDBJ’s San Diego 500 Influential Business Leaders Award, and SDBJ’s prestigious Most Admired CEO Awards. She also was selected as a finalist for San Diego Magazine’s 2020–2021 Influential Women: Woman of the Year Award and by international magazine CEO Today as one of the 2019–2020 Business Women of the Year. She also received Acquisition International magazine's Global Excellence Awards: Most Influential Woman in Securities Law 2019–2020 - San Diego, and locally was selected by San Diego Metro as one of the 12 Women of Influence in San Diego, CA.
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