Bio

Steven Heineman is the General Counsel and Senior Managing Director of the Compliance and Legal Department at SVB Leerink. Prior to joining the firm in 2018, Mr. Heineman was the General Counsel at Convergex Group, LLC, a global brokerage and trading-related services provider. Before that, he was the General Counsel-Americas at Société Générale. Prior to being named General Counsel at SocGen, Mr. Heineman was the Director of Litigation & Regulatory Affairs. Previously, Mr. Heineman practiced law at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, where he specialized in complex commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense and regulatory enforcement matters. He also served as a federal prosecutor in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Heineman earned his B.A. degree in Political Science from Hobart College and his J.D. from New York University School of Law.