Chelsea Smith Press Associate

Chelsea advises broker-dealers, investment advisors, banks, and proprietary trading firms on securities regulatory, compliance, and enforcement matters. Her expertise includes regulatory reporting, best execution, anti-money laundering, core compliance, and market access rules.

Before joining McGuireWoods, Chelsea held various legal and compliance roles in the securities industry, focusing on advisory compliance and regulatory engagement at the world’s largest market-making firms. Her responsibilities included providing guidance for client-facing businesses (NMS & OTC equities, options, and cryptocurrency), as well as supervision, anti-money laundering, core compliance, and regulatory reporting programs. Chelsea has also worked in the regulatory engagement department of a global investment bank.