RICHMOND, Va. and CHICAGO, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — As financial services firms increasingly seek assistance to navigate a complex regulatory and business environment, Richmond-based Oyster Consulting, LLC and Chicago-based Donald Horwitz Consulting, LLC (DHC) announced today that they have joined forces to increase the depth and breadth of their individual service offerings. Led by Donald Horwitz, DHC’s addition to Oyster Consulting enhances the firm’s expertise in commodities, futures and options. Their combined forces also enable DHC clients to benefit from Oyster Consulting’s depth of resources and more than 40 consultants in seven cities nationwide.

Donald Horwitz opened DHC this fall, applying nearly four decades of expertise in senior regulatory, compliance and legal counsel roles in financial services and derivatives.

“We’re ecstatic about bringing someone of Don’s caliber and experience in the commodities, futures and options industries into the practice,” said Patrick Dennis, an Oyster Consulting Founding Principal and Managing Director.

Established in 2008, Oyster Consulting announced last month the opening of its Chicago office at 200 S. Wacker Drive. Horwitz will operate out of the new location, joining more recent firm additions, Mike Nolan and Pat Blackburn, former leaders at Terra Nova, The Chicago Corporation and Merrill Lynch.

Horwitz said: “Oyster Consulting has built an outstanding practice, and I’m thrilled to be able to offer clients the breadth of resources and related top-quality expertise that can augment the services I provide. In the short time since I opened my firm, I have seen significant demand for these services.”

ABOUT OYSTER CONSULTING

Focusing on creating simplicity in a complex environment, Oyster Consulting supports wealth management and asset-servicing firms with audit, regulatory, compliance, financial, strategic management, operational and technology consulting services. Its team of consultants brings over six centuries of combined experience as senior executives, program managers, developers, department managers, business analysts and subject matter experts. Oyster Consulting’s practical solutions help broker/dealers, investment advisors, hedge funds, mutual funds, ETFs and private equity firms protect and grow their businesses.

ABOUT DHC

Donald Horwitz Consulting was established in 2011 to provide regulatory, compliance and legal services to firms in the securities, futures and derivatives industries. Managing Director Donald L. Horwitz, formerly General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for some of the world’s most recognized financial institutions, is also Contributing Editor to MarketsReformWiki.

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