Michelle Jacko
Michelle L. Jacko, CSCP, is the Managing Partner and CEO of Jacko Law Group, PC, which offers corporate and securities regulatory counsel to investment advisers, broker-dealers, investment companies, private funds and other financial industry professionals. She also is Founder and CEO of Core Compliance, a compliance consultation firm serving financial services firms nationwide. Ms. Jacko specializes in investment adviser, broker-dealer and fund regulatory compliance matters, including internal control development, regulatory examinations and enforcement actions, M&A and transition services, and enterprise risk management. She assists firms with exit and succession planning, annual reviews, policies and procedure development, testing of compliance programs, mock examinations, senior client issues, cybersecurity, Regulation S-P, and more. She is a frequent contributor to various industry journals and publications, a featured author in Modern Compliance, Vol. 1 and 2, and a regular speaker at industry conferences.
Previously, Ms. Jacko served as Of Counsel at Shustak & Partners, PC. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Compliance and Branch Manager of the Home Office Supervision team at LPL Financial Services, Corporation (Linsco/Private Ledger). She also served as Legal Counsel of Investments and Chief Compliance Officer at First American Trust, FSB, held the position of Compliance Manager at Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management and was Compliance Officer at PIM Financial Services, Inc.
Ms. Jacko received her J.D. from St. Mary’s University School of Law and B.A., International Relations, from the University of San Diego. She is admitted to the State Bar of California and United States District Court, Southern District of California. She is a FINRA arbitrator, and holds NSCP’s Certified Securities Compliance Professional (CSCP) designation.
Ms. Jacko is a member of the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) and a two-term board member of the National Society of Compliance Professionals (NSCP). She is also a co-founder of the Southern California Compliance Group.
Her recent awards include Women of Influence in Law, San Diego Business Journal (2024), San Diego Business Journal ‘Leader of Influence in Law’ (2023), Finalist, CEO of the Year, San Diego Business Journal (2025) and selection into Super Lawyers® (2023-2025).