LPL Taps New Exec From Google

LPL Financial’s new chief legal officer will join the firm in September from Google, where she most recently served as legal director, overseeing a large team of product and commercial lawyers advising subsidiary Fitbit and Google’s Devices and Services’ marketing, e-commerce, retail, client support and vendor management office, LPL said Wednesday.

Althea Brown will serve as LPL’s managing director and chief legal officer, leading the firm’s law and government relations, litigation and regulatory affairs, and legal operations and business management functions, while also serving as a member of the firm’s management committee.

Brown will be relocating to San Diego, where she will work out of LPL’s corporate office on the West Coast.

She will fill the role currently held by Michelle Oroschakoff, who is retiring this fall after 10 years with LPL and 30 years in the industry, LPL said.

“Over the last decade, Michelle has been instrumental to the firm’s success through her legal and compliance expertise, thoughtful leadership and commitment to fostering a culture of belonging. We thank her and wish her well,” CEO and President Dan Arnold explained in a statement.

Brown has “significant experience in leading high-performing legal teams for large corporations across retail, technology and financial services,” according to Arnold.