Lee S Richards III

Practice Areas

Litigation

White Collar & Investigations

Securities Litigation

Securities Enforcement

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance & Defense

Compliance & Internal Controls

Financial Services Litigation & Investigations

Appeals, Issues & Strategy

Business Litigation

Board & Directors Advisory Group

Environmental, Social & Governance Counseling

Financial Services & Investments

Career

Lee Richards concentrates his practice in white collar criminal defense, securities enforcement defense, regulatory proceedings, internal investigations, and complex commercial litigations. He regularly represents investment banks, hedge funds, public companies, investment advisers, corporate officers and directors, and other professionals in investigations and proceedings by the DOJ, SEC, FINRA, and other governmental entities and SROs.

Mr. Richards is frequently recognized as one of the top white collar lawyers in New York by Chambers, Legal 500 and others. He was named a Litigation Trailblazer by the National Law Journal, and received both the Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York Law Journal and the prestigious American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Second Circuit.