Founder|Strategic Advisor|Legal Counsel
Brian
Hamburger
I help founders, CEOs, and leadership teams build enduring businesses across the wealth management ecosystem.
Explore01 / Perspective
At the intersection of strategy, law, regulation, and innovation.
For more than 26 years, I’ve advised many of the profession’s most successful entrepreneurial firms on the strategic decisions that define their futures—from growth strategy and advisor recruiting to mergers and acquisitions, succession planning, governance, enterprise risk, and crisis management.
I founded MarketCounsel and The Hamburger Law Firm to serve entrepreneurial firms through a highly coordinated combination of strategic counsel, legal guidance, and business advisory services.
02 / Work & connection
Enabling ambitious firms to navigate complexity, manage risk, and achieve their vision.
03 / Service
Purpose in practice.
I’m committed to strengthening the wealth management profession through board service, philanthropy, and industry leadership.
- Invest in Others Charitable Foundation
- FinServ Foundation
- MarketCounsel Foundation
04 / Ideas & influence
A voice in the evolution of wealth management.
Recognized for shaping the independent wealth management profession and regularly called upon for perspective on strategy, regulation, risk, and entrepreneurship.
Outstanding contribution — Americas
Investment Advisor Magazine’s most influential people
InvestmentNews innovation award
Commentary and industry perspective
View awards & recognition archive
Outstanding Achievement in Compliance / Law Firms — The RIA NavigatorMarketCounsel
↗2026FinalistWealthManagement Industry AwardsM&A Deal Support: Industry — The RIA NavigatorMarketCounsel
↗Consultant InnovationMarketCounsel Consulting
Chief Executive Officer of the Year — Professional ServicesBrian Hamburger
Outstanding Contribution to Wealth for Good Initiatives — AmericasBrian Hamburger
Consultant InnovationMarketCounsel Consulting
↗2024SelectedWealth Solutions ReportTop Wealth Management Professional Services FirmsThe Hamburger Law Firm
↗Compliance Solutions Provider of the YearMarketCounsel Consulting
Outstanding Achievement in Compliance / Law Firms — MARK by MarketCounselMarketCounsel Consulting
↗2023SelectedWealth Solutions ReportTop Wealth Management Professional Services FirmsMarketCounsel Consulting
↗2022Selected by peersBergen Magazine Top LawyersTop LawyersBrian Hamburger & Daniel Bernstein
↗2022WinnerWealthManagement Industry AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Compliance / Law Firms — MARK by MarketCounselMarketCounsel Consulting
↗2021Selected by peersBergen Magazine Top LawyersTop LawyersBrian Hamburger & Daniel Bernstein
↗2021WinnerWealthManagement Industry AwardsCompliance / Law Firm Initiative of the Year — Integrated Transition IntelligenceThe Hamburger Law Firm
↗2020WinnerWealthManagement Industry AwardsBest Compliance / Law Firm — Form CRS ImplementationMarketCounsel Consulting
↗2020WinnerWealthManagement Industry AwardsBest Succession Ownership Transition Services — Consulting ServicesMarketCounsel Consulting
↗2020HonoreeInvestment Advisor — IA 25Top Influential People in the IndustryBrian Hamburger
↗2020HonoreeInvestmentNews Icons & InnovatorsInnovation AwardBrian Hamburger
↗2019WinnerWealthManagement Industry AwardsBest Compliance / Law Firm — Member Academy SeriesMarketCounsel
↗2018WinnerWealthManagement Industry AwardsBest Compliance / Law Firm — Tactical Compliance™ ProgramMarketCounsel
↗2017WinnerWealthManagement Industry AwardsBest Compliance / Law FirmMarketCounsel
↗2016WinnerWealthManagement Industry AwardsBest Compliance / Law Firm — The MarketCounsel SummitMarketCounsel
↗2015FinalistWealthManagement Industry AwardsIndustry DisruptorMarketCounsel
↗Five consecutive appearancesMarketCounsel
05 / Life beyond the work
Perspective is shaped beyond the office.
Outside of work, you’ll usually find me on or near the sea, exploring interesting places, or volunteering in support of emergency preparedness and disaster response.
Above all, I’m proud to be the father of three remarkable children, who continue to teach me humility, gratitude, and the importance of leading with purpose.
