Lincoln Financial Group announced that James DelBello joined the company as senior vice president and head of Business Law and Compliance, effective December 31, 2012. In his role, DelBello, 43, is responsible for managing all of the business unit-aligned legal and compliance resources across the company. He will also provide legal counsel on complex business issues, compliance matters and other initiatives.

DelBello reports directly to Adam Ciongoli, Lincoln Financial's executive vice president and general counsel, and he will also serve on the company's Corporate Leadership Group. DelBello joins Lincoln Financial from Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, LLP, where he served as a partner in the law firm since 2004. He also previously served as law clerk to Steven J. McEwen, Jr., a former President Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.