Morgan Stanley (MS) 10-K 2021 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements (as amended) of our reports dated February 24, 2022, relating to the financial statements of Morgan Stanley and subsidiaries (the “Firm”), and the effectiveness of the Firm’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Morgan Stanley for the year ended December 31, 2021:

Filed on Form S-3:

Registration Statement No. 333-250103

Registration Statement No. 333-250103-01

Registration Statement No. 333-253728

Filed on Form S-8:

Registration Statement No. 33-63024

Registration Statement No. 33-63026

Registration Statement No. 33-78038

Registration Statement No. 33-79516

Registration Statement No. 33-82240

Registration Statement No. 33-82242

Registration Statement No. 33-82244

Registration Statement No. 333-04212

Registration Statement No. 333-28141

Registration Statement No. 333-28263

Registration Statement No. 333-62869

Registration Statement No. 333-78081

Registration Statement No. 333-95303

Registration Statement No. 333-55972

Registration Statement No. 333-85148

Filed on Form S-8:

Registration Statement No. 333-85150

Registration Statement No. 333-108223

Registration Statement No. 333-142874

Registration Statement No. 333-146954

Registration Statement No. 333-159503

Registration Statement No. 333-159504

Registration Statement No. 333-159505

Registration Statement No. 333-168278

Registration Statement No. 333-172634

Registration Statement No. 333-177454

Registration Statement No. 333-183595

Registration Statement No. 333-188649

Registration Statement No. 333-192448

Registration Statement No. 333-204504

Registration Statement No. 333-211723

Registration Statement No. 333-218377

Registration Statement No. 333-231913

Registration Statement No. 333-256493

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, New York

February 24, 2022