By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent
SQUIRE Patton Boggs, one of the world’s leading law firms, has hired Federica Taccogna as a principal and Nigel Webb as senior advisor.
The pair are the former co-heads of the Governance, Risk and Regulation practice at Interpath Advisory, a company which assesses and investigates regulatory and financial crime concerns.
Jim Barresi, global head of the Squire Patton Boggs Financial Services Group, said: “Having held senior positions at some of the world’s leading consultancies, Federica and Nigel bring extensive experience assessing and remediating financial crime concerns.
“Their arrival brings together consulting and legal services under one roof to help us provide a full range of services to resolve disputes and inquiries our clients receive from industry regulators.”
Squire Patton Boggs said Ms Taccogna and Mr Webb will advise financial institutions, regulators and governments on “matters of conduct”, with a specialism in “gambling, online gaming, crypto and the payments sectors”.
“They have extensive experience in financial crime regulation including anti-money laundering, sanctions, market abuse, fraud and anti-bribery and corruption,” it said.
“They also have experience in product and client governance and lifecycle management, mis-selling, suitability and appropriateness.”
Ms Taccogna said: “We have regularly come across Squire Patton Boggs in the course of our work and have been impressed by the global scale of the firm’s capabilities.
“I am very excited to join the firm and work with our colleagues around the world.
Mr Webb added: “The firm’s culture and connections makes it an ideal fit for our business, and we see real opportunity to establish a market-leading practice.”
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