Mr. Allen previously served as the Company’s Assistant General Counsel.
Prior to joining RCS Capital in 2013, Mr. Allen was a practicing capital markets and finance attorney with the law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP, where he represented domestic and foreign private issuers, initial purchasers, underwriters, dealer managers and placement agents in capital markets, leveraged finance and other corporate transactions, including registered, Rule 144A, Regulation D and "pure private" Section 4(a)(2) equity and debt offerings. In this role, he regularly advised clients on settlement, trade, and securities law compliance matters as well as on general corporate law and corporate governance matters.
Previously, Mr. Allen was with the law firm of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, where he represented leading investment banks, mezzanine funds and private corporations in high-yield debt and leveraged finance transactions. He began his legal career as a law clerk in the offices of Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Mr. Allen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College and received his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. He is a member of the New York and New Jersey bar associations.
