Richard Weber
Partner
Rich es un abogado destacado con una vasta experiencia en los sectores privados y públicos, incluyendo en los niveles más altos del gobierno municipal, estatal y federal. Recientemente sirvió como Asesor Jurídico General del Departamento de Servicios Financieros de Nueva York, supervisando asuntos legales y de cumplimiento normativo de la agencia para garantizar la transparencia y las prácticas justas en la industria financiera.
Rich tiene experiencia en temas de cumplimiento normativo en sectores como banca, seguros, activos digitales, ciberseguridad y fiscalidad, y ha colaborado con instituciones financieras y regulatorias. Rich dirigió las divisiones de cumplimiento contra delitos financieros en dos grandes instituciones financieras extranjeras. También dirigió la Sección de Decomiso de Activos y Lavado de Dinero del Departamento de Justicia, fue parte del equipo líder de la División de Investigaciones y de la Oficina de Delitos Económicos Mayores en la fiscalía del distrito de Manhattan, y sirvió de fiscal federal en la fiscalía del Distrito Este de Nueva York. Como líder de la División de Investigaciones Criminales del Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS, por sus siglas en inglés),), lideró un equipo global de aproximadamente 4,000 empleados en la investigación de delitos financieros relacionados con el lavado de dinero, la BSA, la evasión de sanciones, la evasión fiscal, los activos digitales, el ciberdelito y el decomiso de activos. Rich ha liderado investigaciones financieras de alcance global, incluyendo casos de alto perfil como FIFA y Silk Road.
Ha procesado y coordinado investigaciones a nivel nacional e internacional, brindando asistencia legal a agencias de aplicación de la ley y organismos reguladores. Rich, dado su conocimiento y amplia experiencia durante el trayecto de su carrera, es un profesional destacado en el ámbito de los delitos financieros, y su contribución al avance de esta industria es incomparable.
- 2025 “SIGA Anti-Corruption Award,” a recognition from the world’s leading organization for sport integrity
- 2025 “Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management,” a guide recognizing top attorneys worldwide for their expertise in sensitive investigations, complex deals and trials, and strategic crisis guidance
- 2025 “Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers,” a guide that features attorneys who handle disputes and litigation, including criminal matters, arising from tax
- 2024-2025 “Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers,” a guide which recognizes world leaders in privacy, data, security, incident response, and the deals and lawsuits that revolve around all things cyber
- 2024 “Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators,” a guide that features attorneys who specialize in international arbitration, public international litigation and global controversies and investigations that increasingly define the portfolio of the world’s best dispute lawyers - recognized for "International Litigation & Investigations”
- 2015 “Presidential Rank Award,” the nation’s highest public service recognition
- 2007 “Attorney General’s Award,” the highest honor for Justice Department lawyers
- 2002 “Executive Office for U.S. Attorney Director’s Award”
- 2000 “Henry Stimson Medal” for Outstanding Contributions to the U.S. Attorney’s Office
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), Member
Capacidades
Credenciales
Educación
Rich earned a J.D. from Touro Law School and graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.
Admisión en el Colegio de Abogados
- Connecticut
- New York
Clerkships
- USBC - Eastern District of NY for the Honorable Cecelia Goetz
Información y noticias relacionadas
Representative Speaking Engagements and Interviews
- “Crypto Crossroads: The DOJ's New Direction,” The F.O.R.C.E Podcast, Featured Guest, May 12, 2025
- “On the Same Page: Aligning AML and Fraud Operations,” The Assembly Hollywood, ACAMS, Presenter, April 29, 2025
- “The Changing Tide of Crypto Compliance & Enforcement,” FIBA AML Conference, Moderator, March 25, 2025
- “New Red Flags in Fentanyl Trafficking and Money Laundering,” ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference, Panelist, Oct. 8, 2024
- “Bring Tigran Home: An American Unjustly Detained in Nigeria - Part 2 | Designated,” Illicit Edge Podcast, Featured Guest, Oct. 3, 2024
- “The Gambaryan Affair,” Coalition Against Financial Crime (CAFC) Webinar, Panelist, Sept. 17, 2024
- “Keynote Address & Fireside Chat,” Forum on Financial Integrity and Transparency in Sport, SIGA, Panelist, June 13, 2024
- “Financial Crime Federal Experts Fireside Chat,” International Gaming Summit, IAGA, Panelist, May 28–30, 2024
- “Going After Snakes, not Mules: New Approaches to Fighting Fraud,” The Assembly Hollywood, ACAMS, Panelist, April 9, 2024
- “Digital Asset Compliance and Fraud Risks,” ABA/ABA Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference, Panelist, Nov. 29, 2023
- “Compliance, Avoidance, and Evasion in Taxation: The Role of Professionals – The Dark Area,” Corporate Crime Observatory Roundtable, Speaker, Nov. 10, 2023
- “Financial Crime Share Forum,” Winston & Strawn, Speaker, Oct. 2023
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“Football in Europe & Beyond: Integrity Vision 2023,” Football Integrity Forum – Thinking Football Summit, Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA), Keynote Speaker, Sept. 7, 2023
- "International Colloquium on Tax Evasion, Corruption, and the Distortion of Justice – Session II", Corporate Crime Observatory, Chair, Jun. 2023
- "Symposium on the Recent Trends in the Enforcement of Financial Crime," University of Roehampton, Keynote Speaker, Jun. 2023
- “Unpacking the Knowns and Unknowns of Handling Crypto Disputes: The Newest Lessons Learned for Practitioners—and What it Takes to Recover for Your Client,” Crypto and Digital Asset Fraud & Recovery Conference, C5 Group, Speaker, Jun. 2023
- “AML Policies That Pay Off: Strengthening Anti-Bribery and Corruption Oversight,” ACAMS Hollywood Conference, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), Moderator, May 2023
- 32ndAnnual Securities Compliance Seminar, Financial Markets Association, Moderator, May 2023
- “Cryptocurrencies - A Discussion of U.S. Treasury and the U.S. Government Strategy,” FIBA AML Conference, Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA), Speaker, Mar. 2023
- 19thAnnual Puerto Rican Symposium of Anti-Money Laundering, Puerto Rico Bankers Association, Keynote Speaker, Feb. 2023
- Compliance Audit Roundtable on Non-Financial Risk, Speaker, 2022
- ABA Financial Crime Conference on Government Fraud, American Bar Association, Speaker, 2022
- ACFE Anti-Fraud Summit, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Keynote Speaker, 2022
- "The Raid," Powerplay–The House of Sepp Blatter, BBC, Podcast Interviewee, Nov. 2022
- Financial Crime Conference, ACAMS, Speaker, 2021
- Risk Conference, ACAMS, Speaker, 2021
- FINTECH Innovation Series, Speaker, 2021
- Compliance Audit Roundtable on Non-Financial Risk, Speaker, 2021
- AML & Financial Crime Conferences, ACAMS, Speaker, 2015–2021
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Conferences, American Bar Association and American Bankers Association, Speaker, 2013–2018
- Integrity Forum in New York City, Keynote Speaker, Oct. 2017
- “Following the Money,” Law Enforcement Museum Event, Keynote Speaker, 2015
- “Committed to the Fight Against Financial Crime,” ACAMS Today, Interviewee, Jun.–Aug. 2015
- OECD International Forum on Tax Crime, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Keynote Speaker, 2015
- ABA Tax Enforcement Conference, American Bar Association, Featured Speaker, 2015
- Conference, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), Featured Speaker, 2015
- National Advocacy Center on Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture, and Financial Investigations, United States Department of Justice, Lecturer
Publications
- “The New DOJ Enforcement Policy for Digital Assets: Why Compliance Programs Still Matter,” New York Law Journal, Co-Author, May 13, 2025
- “What Now for White Collar? As the DOJ Steps Back, Will Others Step Up?,” New York Law Journal, Co-Author, March 14, 2025
- “Bankers Worldwide: You May Not Be Interested in Export Controls, But They Are Interested in You,” Banking Law Journal, Co-Author, March 2025
- “Bankers Worldwide: You May Not Be Interested in Export Controls, But They Are Interested in You,” Winston & Strawn Client Alert, Oct. 24, 2024
- “Key Compliance Strategies: NY Department of Financial Services’ Guidance on AI and Cybersecurity Threats,” Investigations, Enforcement, & Compliance Alerts, Co-author, Oct. 22, 2024
- “A New Compliance Era: Key Updates to the DOJ’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP),” Investigations, Enforcement, & Compliance Alerts, Co-author, Sept. 26, 2024
- “NY DFS Enters Consent Order Requiring Nordea Bank Abp to Pay US$35M,” Investigations, Enforcement, & Compliance Alerts, Co-author, Sept. 16, 2024
- “Revised AML Program Rules Coming Soon: Federal Banking Agencies and FinCEN Propose Rules to Update AML/CFT Program Requirements,” Winston & Strawn Client Alert, Sept. 9, 2024
- “FinCEN Final Rule Exempts Certain Investment Advisers from AML/CFT Compliance Requirements,” Winston & Strawn Client Alert, Sept. 5, 2024
- “The Corporate Transparency Act: Coming to A Reporting Company Near You,” Winston & Strawn Client Alert, Aug. 20, 2024
Media Mentions
- “Detained Binance Executive Tigran Gambaryan Is A Hostage, Former IRS Chief Says,” Cryptonews, Quoted, Oct. 4, 2024
- “Al Capone, Lindbergh’s baby, and now, the NYPD: The IRS’s role in investigating Caban,” Gothamist, Quoted, Sept. 27, 2024
- “Exclusivo Record: Processo FIFA abriu portas à mudança (Exclusive Record: FIFA process opened doors to change),” Record, Media Mention, Sept. 8, 2023
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