Jeanine McHugh joined Emigrant Bank in July 2021 as its General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In this role, Ms. McHugh has led the legal support for several acquisitions, including one that re-domiciled the bank in Florida. She has also supported the launch of several Fintech relationships and digital banking products. Prior to joining Emigrant Bank, Ms. McHugh was with HSBC from 2013 through 2021. Her last role at HSBC was as the General Counsel for HSBC’s US retail and private banking divisions, which she held since 2016. In that role Ms. McHugh managed the legal team that provided transaction support and advice for HSBC’s US Retail Banking and Wealth Management and Private Bank divisions. Prior to that at HSBC, Ms. McHugh was the Deputy General Counsel, Corporate, where she advised HSBC’s US businesses on a variety of general corporate matters, including its debt offerings and disclosure issues, as well as M&A matters. She also managed the employment law team and the legal risk assurance team. Prior to joining HSBC, Ms. McHugh was the Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Pitney Bowes Inc. and before that she was the Associate General Counsel, Corporate Affairs at Luxottica Group S.p.A. Ms. McHugh began her legal career at Skadden specializing in cross-border Corporate Finance and M&A, where she worked in the New York, London and Frankfurt offices. She received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. from University of Miami School of Law.