Stephen Erwin

SVP, AGC, and CCO of Investment Banking and Advisory - Legal


Stephen Erwin

Stephen Erwin is the senior vice president, associate general counsel, and chief compliance officer of Investment Banking and Advisory | Legal & Compliance at Zelman & Associates, based in Denver, Colorado. In his role, he is responsible for managing the legal and compliance departments for Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners and Zelman & Associates, focusing on broker-dealer and investment advisory SEC regulatory compliance, investment structuring, and general corporate legal matters. He also serves as associate general counsel for Zelman’s parent company, Walker & Dunlop Inc.

Prior to joining Zelman, Mr. Erwin was the founder and managing member of Highlander Compliance Consulting LLC and Highlander Law Firm LLC, where he served as outside general counsel, chief compliance officer, and regulatory consultant for real estate and traditional private equity fund managers, hedge funds, and registered investment company fund managers. Before that, he was an employee at Scheid, Cleveland & Fein LLC, where he focused on investment advisory compliance, commercial transactions, entertainment law and litigation, and served as general counsel and chief compliance officer of a multi-strategy fund of hedge funds and wealth management complex.

Mr. Erwin earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his law degree from Florida State University College of Law. He also holds a FINRA Series 14 license.

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