Lee S. Richards III

• Represented a British interdealer broker in the global investigations into LIBOR fixings and the ISDAFX benchmark.*
• Represented several major New York investment banks in a variety of DOJ, SEC, and FINRA investigations, including investigations regarding internet gambling, securities lending, the accuracy of SEC filings by a company underwritten by a global bank, auction rate securities, and interpositioning.*
• Represented a major international bank in the DOJ and SEC investigations of a major energy, commodities, and services company.*
• Represented a global bank in the DOJ investigation of false statements by portfolio managers of an acquired subsidiary.*

• Represented various audit committees for public companies including a major business information company, a media company, a branding company, a large software company, and a large real estate investment trust (REIT) in investigations of accounting and disclosure fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, trading violations, and embezzlement.*
• Represented a major pharmaceutical company in a Midwest Medicare investigation conducted by the DOJ.*
• Represented a special committee for an investigation of a shareholder demand regarding the bank’s anti-money laundering (AML) procedures.*

*Prior experience

• Represented a global hedge fund in an insider trading investigation conducted by France’s stock market regulator.*
• Represented the audit committee of a public global hedge fund in an FCPA investigation.*
• Represented a New York hedge fund in an extensive insider trading investigation conducted by the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office.*

*Prior experience

• Represented a global law firm in an internal investigation into alleged corruption by a partner.*
• Represented a global law firm and its counsel in the investigation of bribery by the Connecticut state treasurer.*
• Represented a global law firm in an investigation by the New York attorney into allegations of self-dealing by a nonprofit client of the firm.*
• Represented in-house attorneys in a variety of security fraud and money laundering investigations.*

*Prior experience

• Represented the chief executive officer of one of the largest international insurance companies in an SEC investigation.*
• Represented the chief executive officer of a major bank in an SEC and DOJ investigation regarding the accuracy of public statements during the Great Recession.*
• Represented high level executives of financial institutions in a major trading loss case, the research analyst case conducted by the New York attorney general and others, the IMDB investigation, and an SEC and DOJ investigation into alleged bribery in Brazil.*

*Prior experience

• Represented an Argentinian sports marketing company in the FIFA investigation.*
• Represented several New York city officials in public corruption investigations.*
• Represented a senior attorney in the federal investigation of a leader of the New York state senate.*

*Prior experience