Richard F. Hans
PartnerManaging Partner, Vertical Operations
Global Co-Chair, Financial Services sector
Global Co-Chair, Financial Services sector
Richard has been named a “Best Lawyer for Commercial Litigation” every year since 2013.
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Rich Hans leads the firm's Financial Services sector and serves as a trusted advisor to general counsels, boards of directors and executives of our clients seeking solutions to their global issues.
His engagements extend from securities and commercial litigation to representing special committees in internal investigations and derivative litigation.
A Veteran of U.S. Navy, Rich proudly chairs the firm's Veterans and Military Families Resource Group.
Areas of FocusFinancial ServicesInsuranceLitigation, Arbitration and InvestigationsFinancial Services Litigation
CourtsAll New York state courtsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New YorkUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of MichiganUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
EXPERIENCE
Education
- J.D., St. John's University 1993
Executive Publications Editor, St. John's Law Review
cum laude - B.S., United States Naval Academy 1983
with merit
Awards
Pro Bono
Bylines
- FTC's $9.8 million settlement holds firm and its principals liable for "consumer protection" violations in transactions with small businesses, 6 May 2021
- Consumer finance regulatory and litigation landscape for 2021, 21 January 2021
Seminars
- Panelist, New York Legal Market Conference (Sandpiper Partners LLC), December 2021
- Panelist, Leading Law Firms Conference (Sandpiper Partners LLC), December 2020
- Panelist, New York Legal Market Conference (Sandpiper Partners LLC), May 2020
- Panelist, New York Legal Market Conference (Sandpiper Partners LLC), April 2019
Media Mentions
- Quoted, "From Military To Law: What Attys Took From Their Service" Law360, November 9, 2020
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Phone
+1 212 335 4530
(Work, New York)