Richard Weber Joins Winston & Strawn in New York

Winston & Strawn recently announced the addition of Partner Richard Weber to the firm’s New York office, where he joined the Litigation Department and as a member of the White Collar, Regulatory Defense & Investigations Practice. 

Rich most recently served as General Counsel for the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), where he was responsible for all legal and compliance matters in the agency that regulates the activities of over 3,000 banking, insurance, virtual currency, and other financial institutions. He oversaw a broad spectrum of regulatory, supervisory, and enforcement actions and worked to ensure transparency, fair business practices, and public responsibility in the areas under his purview.

Additionally, Rich was Chief of the Criminal Investigation Division at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the sixth-largest law enforcement agency in the country, where he led a worldwide staff of 3,700 and managed complex investigations of financial crimes involving money laundering, tax, sanctions evasion, cyber, cryptocurrency, bribery/foreign corruption, fraud, and terrorist financing.

“Rich has served as a formidable financial crimes leader, investigator, and prosecutor, as well as a superior financial services compliance professional,” said New York Office Managing Partner Mats Carlston in the press release announcing his arrival. “He will bring a unique and holistic approach to representing and defending our clients’ legal and business interests.”

Rich’s move to Winston has been covered by the following news outlets:

• “Ex-IRS Criminal Investigation Head Joins Winston As Partner,” Law360
• “Winston adds N.Y. financial watchdog for white-collar, investigations group,” Reuters
• “Winston & Strawn Appoints Ex-IRS Criminal Investigation Chief,” Bloomberg Law
• “GC at NY Dept of Financial Services Heads to Winston,” New York Law Journal