www.negociosnow.com
18 November 2019
Law firm of Murphy
& McGonigle, P.C.
Partner
Age: 36
Bio: Del Cid is a litigation attor-
ney and partner in the firm's New
York office. In more than 13 years
of practice, she has appeared be-
fore federal and state civil and cri-
minal judges, FINRA arbitrators,
the SEC's Enforcement Division,
and administrative officers in Ca-
lifornia, New York, and Iowa. She
has advised a variety of clients,
from major broker-dealers to go-
vernment agencies to individuals
from Latin America.
She has been first chair in
bench trials and second chair in
jury trials involving millions of
dollars in alleged damages. She
has litigated several cases whe-
re a brokerage firm was forced
to deal with the aftermath of a
rogue advisor's Ponzi scheme.
She has counseled financial ins-
titutions about compliance and
supervisory procedures concer-
ning outside business activities,
registered investment advisory
services, and due diligence for
securities products. She also
successfully advocated on be-
half of an insurance agent in a
five-year-long, complex com-
mercial dispute that involved
allegations of racketeering.
Although she is an expe-
rienced trial attorney, Del Cid
recognizes that not all cases
should be resolved in court. As
a business negotiator she has
reached settlements for subs-
tantially less than the cost of
defense and before the parties
participated in mediation.
Early in her legal career,
she oversaw policy enforce-
ment on behalf of California
municipalities.
Del Cid is also a FINRA ar-
bitrator, an American Bar
Association Law Practice
Fellow, recipient of an
American Bar Associa-
tion On the Rise – Top
40 Young Lawyers
Award, recipient of
the Hispanic Natio-
nal Bar Association's
Top Lawyers under
40 Award, a Super
Lawyers' Rising Star
honoree for the
past three years in a
row, and alumna of
the American Bar
Association's pres-
tigious Collaborati-
ve Bar Leadership
Academy.
She is a native
Spanish speaker.
Laying down
the law on money
WORDS OF WISDOM:
"A
s a first-generation Mexican-
American, it is a tremendous
honor to be recognized as a top
negociante in the highly competitive
legal and financial services
industries. I am humbled to be a role
model for Latinos in business."
Elizabeth Del Cid
