Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Partner

Richard Scheff is a nationally recognized trial lawyer with an extensive skill set in navigating government and corporate investigations, particularly in the pharmaceutical, medical device, higher education and financial services industries. His decorated career includes government appointments and serving as a section chief in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Richard is asked to speak frequently on investigations, compliance and criminal defense topics, and has been quoted extensively by publications including Time, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Reuters, Legal Intelligencer and Philadelphia Inquirer. He is also a sought-after guest lecturer in the higher education circuit, speaking at prominent law schools along the East Coast.

Richard’s depth of experience provides clients facing bet-the-farm problems with seasoned strategic advice and renowned trial skills to manage crises, limit legal and reputational exposure, and respond to or prevent government investigations and enforcement proceedings.

Gettysburg College B.A. in Political Science, cum laude (1977)

Suffolk University Law School J.D. cum laude, Transnational Law Journal (editor-in-chief)