
Aliya Haider
Financial services/Fintech attorney with 20 years experience
New York
NY
About
Extensive legal and compliance experience across financial services and technology firms. Areas of expertise include '40 Act, debt capital markets, fintech, payments, cybersecurity and digital data privacy.
Deep experience supporting cross-divisional global growth of companies, harmonizing regional regulatory regimes globally as applied to investment banking, broker-dealers, payments. Cross-functional partnership on a wide range of corporate legal issues, including commercial transactions, product, compliance, and corporate governance.… read more
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"“I have had the opportunity to work with Aliya at Geller & Co. and have sought legal expertise from her on sensitive employee relations matters, employment law and policy application. She possesses in-depth knowledge across a variety of legal areas, acts as a true partner and applies a critical and thoughtful lens to each issue. Her ability to synthesize complex information and communicate it in an easily digestible format is one of her greatest strengths. She is articulate, confident and funny and any employer would be gaining an irreplaceable asset.” Lisa Illiadelis, Senior Human Capital Business Partner, Geller & Co., June 20, 2019."
"“Aliya is objective, analytical, methodical when providing her legal counsel. When encountering a complex problem, Aliya listens thoughtfully, engages your knowledge, challenges by asking thoughtful questions and facilitates a robust discussion to reach a fair solution. I have learned tremendously from Aliya, from analyzing issues with a legal perspective to negotiating productively. Her partnership and knowledge is greatly appreciated and she is a strong asset to any team and organization.” Kaity Cheng, Senior Human Capital Business Partner, Geller & Co., June 20, 2019"
Work History
Geller & Company
Acting General Counsel
Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
Managed the legal portfolio for a financial advisory firm with a wealth management subsidiary
Locked Markets
General Counsel
Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
General Counsel, Director of Human Resources, and Chief Compliance Officer for a Series A fintech.
Guggenheim Partners
Head of Regulatory
Aug 2015 - Jan 2017
Head of compliance for fixed income of a broker dealer
JPMorgan
Assistant General Counsel
Jan 2008 - Apr 2014
Treasury, payment, lending agreements in banking. Managing counsel for global bank infrastructure build.