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Curriculum Vitae
Institutional Record · Legal Counsel · Fiduciary Governance
Financial Services Litigation Counsel · Enterprise Dispute Operations · Governance
Executive Profile
Victoria A. Joseph is an Ivy League–trained financial services litigator and institutional risk strategist specializing in enterprise dispute operations, outside counsel governance, and regulatory matters. Over a decade of practice across major financial institutions and global law firms, she has managed defensive litigation portfolios exceeding $20 million in exposure and overseen institutional representation before federal courts, state jurisdictions, FINRA, and the SEC.
Her background spans federal judicial clerkship roots, complex commercial litigation, enterprise standard operating procedure (SOP) design, and civic board governance. Beyond practice, she writes and lectures on the mechanics of institutional judgment, corporate leverage, and executive navigation.
Current & Prior Experience
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. — Senior Manager, Associate Counsel, Litigation (2026–Present); Senior Counsel, Litigation, Enforcement & Investigations (2023–2026).
- Hogan Lovells US LLP — Senior Associate & Associate, Complex Litigation & Investigations (2018–2023; Summer 2016).Joseph Victoria Resume 11.8.2026.docxAppointed Special Prosecutor, Minn. v. Chauvin (2021)
- U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware — Federal Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Gregory M. Sleet (Ret.) (2017–2018).
Education & Credentials
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School — Juris Doctor (2017) Comments Editor & Founding Member, Vol. 2 Journal of Law and Public Affairs; Pro Bono Service Award
- The Wharton School — Certificate in Business and Law (2016)
- University of Pennsylvania — B.A. in Communication & French Studies (2011)
- Bar Admissions — New York (2018); Pennsylvania (2020)
Governance & Institutional Leadership
- Gladwyne Montessori — Board Secretary & Co-Chair, Trusteeship Committee
- Penn Carey Law Black Alumni Association — Board Member
- Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia — Scholarship Committee Co-Chair
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) — Pathfinder & Atlas Award Recipient
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