DWF—Richard Burger

DWF has boosted its regulatory practice with the hire of Richard Burger as partner as part of the regulatory, compliance and investigations team in the London office.

Richard joins the firm after more than seven years with corporate and insurance firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain. He has more than 20 years of experience in regulatory enforcement in both the UK and internationally, as well as criminal and corporate investigations, and was formerly a regulatory enforcement lawyer with the Financial Services Authority (the Financial Conduct Authority’s predecessor). He regularly represents financial institutions and corporations under investigation by regulators, as well as advising boards and senior managers on compliance and anti-financial crime.

Richard commented on his move: ‘DWF has a strong financial services sector group and is well-placed to further develop its contentious regulatory service line for banking and insurance clients. I'm really pleased to be joining the team, particularly at a time of such growth and development for the business, and believe that DWF's established regional network, growing international footprint and collaborative corporate and commercial practice, we are in a strong position to differentiate ourselves in the market.’

Practice group partner in the litigation group, Graham Dagnall, added: ‘London is a key growth area for our regulatory practice, and Richard will make an excellent asset to the team, giving us a good opportunity to strengthen and diversify our expertise within our financial services sector group as well continue promoting close collaboration between our insurance and commercial divisions.’