Heather Gabell
Principal, Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel
Heather spearheads the monitoring of legislative and regulatory activity and state-specific reporting changes relevant to unclaimed property.
Utilizing her expertise, she is specifically focused on interpreting, tracking, and communicating changes to our internal practice teams and clients to ensure escheat compliance in all reporting jurisdictions.
Heather also provides guidance and supports all practice groups and clients to maintain escheat compliance services in areas such as annual reporting, audit defense, asset recovery, and owner reunification. Heather also maintains state-by-state matrices related to unclaimed property compliance, including dormancy, due diligence, penalties and interest, record retention, audit-related requirements, and property-specific reporting.
Career Highlights
Education
- Creation and maintenance of complex state-by-state matrices related to all areas of unclaimed property compliance.
- Hosts internal monthly legislative updates and quarterly client updates.
- Requested as a subject matter expert to participate in industry committees and workgroups, various speaking events, and webinars
- Villanova University School of Law – J.D. (2004)
- University of Pennsylvania – B.A. (2000)