About the Hamilton-Withrow Group

Corporate and Executive Services guides corporations and their executives through regulatory complexities while delivering an array of sophisticated investment options to help companies feel confident about your financial responsibilities. We offer an extensive range of products while leveraging the full breadth of the RBC platform including investment banking, equity compensation administration, affiliated trading programs, restricted stock transactions and more. Through individualized consulting with experienced specialists, we can customize solutions for your unique needs.

Yaron leads RBC Wealth Management's investment banking relationship efforts with RBC Capital Markets and with a selected group of independent, third-party investment banking boutiques who focus on lower middle-market merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. He joined RBC Wealth Management's Corporate and Executive Services group  to identify, evaluate and execute cross­divisional referral opportunities to help RBC more holistically serve its corporate, C-suite and high-net-worth clients. 

Before joining Royal Bank of Canada in July 2020 as the Head of High Net Worth Credit, Matthew held various leadership roles in the High Net Worth division of Morgan Stanley’s Private Bank from 2012 to 2020, most recently as the Head of the Ultra High Net Worth Sales team. Prior to that, he was the internal counsel for Morgan Stanley’s Private Banking Group overseeing the development and operation of the firm’s international and domestic lending offerings. Before joining Morgan Stanley in June 2007, Matthew served many years as a corporate finance and tax attorney at several prominent international law firms in New York City.

Matthew earned a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Florida and a J.D. and L.L.M. in Taxation from Boston University School of Law. His publication credits include articles in numerous tax and finance journals including The Secured Lender, Asset-Based Finance Journal and Financier Worldwide. He has passed the Series 7, 63, and 24 exams and is is a member of the New York Bar Association.

Dean provides individuals, families, business owners and executives with comprehensive wealth management planning to address the issues most common to high-net-worth families. Dean has extensive expertise developing strategies and implementing solutions in the following areas: retirement, investments, insurance, lending, trust, estate, and stock options.

Melissa focuses on wealth transfer planning, including trust and estate, business succession, charitable and stock-option planning. She works with clients’ attorneys, accountants and other professionals to implement strategies that meet clients’ financial objectives. With a legal background, Melissa has in-depth knowledge of tax law that she draws upon during the wealth planning process.