PIERRETTE BRADSHAW
Fairfax,USA
Summary
Senior legal and compliance executive with extensive experience in regulatory, governance, and risk management across financial services. Trusted adviser to executive leadership and boards, recognized for developing compliance frameworks that align legal strategies with business objectives and successfully managing complex regulatory matters.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer
MIDCAP FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
Bethesda, MD
01.2017 - Current
- Led enterprise-wide compliance programs across financial services operations.
- Managed SEC and regulatory matters, ensuring compliance during examinations and timely reporting.
- Develop and implement compliance policies, procedures, and training programs, including all KYC and AML practices.
- Advised executive leadership and Board on regulatory developments, enhancing risk mitigation strategies.
- Provide strategic counsel on risk management, corporate governance, and commercial transactions.
- Oversaw data governance, privacy, vendor risk management, and cybersecurity compliance to mitigate risks.
- Oversee all ESG programs and other carbon emissions disclosures.
- Manage internal investigations and regulatory inquiries.
Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
CAPITALSPRING FINANCE COMPANY, LLC
New York, NY
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Acted as chief legal and compliance counsel for a private equity platform investing through secured debt, preferred equity, and mezzanine debt.
- Managed compliance for registered investment adviser, overseeing SEC reporting, training, regulatory requirements, outside counsel, and legal matters across 13 funds.
- Advised executive management and the Board on corporate, legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, and governance matters; acted as Corporate Secretary.
- Led nationwide real estate and commercial transactions, negotiating vendor contracts and ensuring compliance with fund and investor requirements.
- Oversaw SBA, SBIC, SBLC, and other lending regulatory matters.
- Private equity capital provider offering financing solutions to franchised businesses and other U.S. companies.
- Streamlined SEC registration, reporting, and transactional processes, delivering more than $35,000 in consultant fee savings.
- Completed a $250 million fund capital raise and supported a subsequent $500 million private equity fund raise.
- Closed secured debt, preferred equity, and real estate transactions for hotel, fitness, and restaurant sectors.
Associate General Counsel, Structed Finance
CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE COMPANY LLC
Chevy Chase, MD
01.2002 - 01.2012
- Acted as General Counsel to a Utah state-chartered industrial bank pending final FDIC approval.
- Handled federal banking and regulatory matters alongside corporate and consumer lending compliance, licensing, and REIT conversion to maintain operational integrity.
- Managed legal matters for a $5 billion asset-backed portfolio spanning development, commercial real estate, hotels, workouts, restructurings, bankruptcies, foreclosures, leveraged buyouts, and litigation.
- Supervised and managed team of 13 attorneys and operations professionals while overseeing group budget to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
- Completed in-house an $800 million-plus sale of 190 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, avoiding approximately $1.2 million in outside legal fees.
- Supported mergers and acquisitions for multiple corporate entities, facilitating a bank's FDIC approval process.
- Commercial lender serving small and middle-market businesses nationwide.
Senior Vice President & Divisional Counsel
GMAC COMMERCIAL FINANCE, LLC
Atlanta, GA
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Provided legal support for Equipment and Commercial Finance Division on domestic and international financial transactions, ensuring compliance and mitigating risks.
- Drafted and implemented transaction documentation, corporate policies, and procedures for new division, overseeing outside counsel and managing transaction execution.
- Advised credit committee and operating functions on syndications, cross-border structures, securitization, leases, and employment matters, enhancing decision-making processes.
- Supported aviation, maritime, energy, manufacturing, and project finance transactions.
- Financial-services lender providing equipment finance products for aircraft, maritime vessels, and other commercial assets.
Education
Juris Doctorate - Law
Penn State University, The Dickinson School of Law
Carlisle, PA05-1988
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Connecticut College
New London, CTSkills
- Regulatory compliance
- SEC compliance
- Regulatory Reporting
- Compliance development
- Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Third-party risk
- Regulatory change
- Internal Investigations
- Corporate governance
- Vendor management
- Stakeholder leadership
Bar Admissions
U.S. District Court, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Connecticut
Accomplishments
- Women We Admire - Chief Compliance Officers 2023, 2025 and 2026
Timeline
Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer
MIDCAP FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
01.2017 - Current
Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
CAPITALSPRING FINANCE COMPANY, LLC
01.2012 - 01.2017
Associate General Counsel, Structed Finance
CAPITALSOURCE FINANCE COMPANY LLC
01.2002 - 01.2012
Senior Vice President & Divisional Counsel
GMAC COMMERCIAL FINANCE, LLC
01.2001 - 01.2002
Juris Doctorate - Law
Penn State University, The Dickinson School of Law
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Connecticut College