Paul Caulfield, Founder & Client Advisory
During his 20 years in-house, Paul has held executive positions across law, risk, compliance and operations, supporting the largest banks (Citibank, N.A.), foreign financial institutions (IDB Bank & IDB Capital, Israel and the Americas) and investment research firms (Third Bridge, UK, US, India, China and Hong Kong SAR). In working with CEOs, founders and boards of directors, Paul has managed nearly every aspect of regulatory supervision, including the full lifecycle supporting products, services and model risk management and transform-the-firm strategic initiatives addressing legal, risk management and cybersecurity.
Certified in Information Systems Security (CISSP), Paul is the co-founder of Fintel Technologies, a secure information sharing application, helping to combat financial crimes, and a longtime advisor to fintech firms. A former Manhattan prosecutor, Paul is practice head for Financial Regulation & Cybersecurity at the law office of Ruddy Gregory, PLLC, and adjunct professor at Fordham Law School. He holds his Series 7, 24 and 63 securities licenses and speaks Spanish due to his international work throughout Latin America.
Gad Abadi, Cyber & Crisis Management
As the former Head of Branch in Cybersecurity for the Israel Defense Forces, Gad Abadi’s expertise in cyber and information security is unparalleled. Retiring after more than 25 years in military and cyber intelligence as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2015, Gad has since held executive positions across the private sector, including as CISO at Israel's leading financial institutions and insurance companies. His impressive body of work has safeguarded global assets from a spectrum of threats ranging from dark web perils to sophisticated nation-state adversaries and organized crime syndicates. Holding certifications in Ethical Hacking and Information Systems Security (CISSP), Gad’s defining characteristics include shockingly practical cyber risk management that forges trust with experts and non-technical executives alike, incident agnostic resiliency and adept navigation and calm during real-time cyber crises.
Nicole Leb, Funds & Testing
Nicole Leb leverages more than 15 years of comprehensive experience across financial services. Career milestones include developing, managing, and enhancing Compliance, Surveillance, Supervision, and Operations programs for Brokerage firms, Registered Investment Advisors, Banks, and Trust Companies of varying sizes. Nicole’s expertise includes extensive interactions with firm leadership and boards of directors, conducting rigorous efficacy program testing across her remits, and managing regulatory examinations by FINRA, SEC, FDIC, and numerous state agencies.
Nicole is a Partner and Principal Consultant at Benchmark Compliance, a boutique regulatory compliance consulting firm. Prior to joining Benchmark, Nicole was Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Operating Officer at IDB Capital Corp. She holds multiple registrations, including Series 7, 14, 24, 99, and 53, as well as Life Accident and Health Insurance Licenses, and is a member of a leading regulator’s Qualifications Examination Committee and Rule Taxonomy Committee.
Peter DeTolla, Analyst
An accomplished graduate from MIT, Peter provides a diverse set of modeling, systems design and financial analysis support to LRS’s product & service delivery and Client X|S (Client Execution & Success).
In addition to his successes academically in physics, mathematics and finance, Peter played both varsity lacrosse and club hockey during his tenure at MIT. Prior to his work with Legal Risk Solutions, Peter was a financial analyst with Measure8 Venture Capital Partners.