Richard Potomac advises clients on complex regulatory, transactional and compliance matters impacting financial institutions and fintech companies. His practice spans commercial and technology transactions, payments law, corporate governance and financial regulatory strategy.
Richard brings more than a decade of diverse legal experience across the private sector, federal government and the judiciary. Most recently, Richard worked in-house at two major financial institutions, where he supported US payments operations, negotiated complex commercial and technology agreements and advised on issues involving data protection, electronic payments, international affairs and third‑party risk.
Before entering private practice, he served as a senior attorney for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, where he advised on regulatory, licensing and enforcement matters involving national banks and federal savings associations. He also brings prior experience practicing at a global law firm, where he counseled clients on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, expansionary activities and engagements with federal and state banking agencies.