Mr Roger Burlingame > Dechert LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Dechert LLP Offices
25 Cannon Street
LONDON
EC4M 5UB
England
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Mr Roger Burlingame
Work Department
White Collar Defense and Investigations; Private Equity Litigation and Enforcement; Trials; Regulatory Compliance
Position
Partner
Career
Roger A. Burlingame represents individuals and corporations in white-collar criminal defense, internal investigations, regulatory enforcement matters and civil litigation. A former high-ranking and decorated prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice and seasoned trial lawyer now based in London, Mr. Burlingame defends clients throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa in cross-border U.S. government investigations and related civil litigation. He serves as lead defense counsel in high-profile investigations involving fraud, collusion, manipulation and abuse in financial markets, FCPA violations, money laundering, asset forfeiture and tax evasion. He also advises on U.S. sanctions, import/export control, IEEPA and CFIUS issues.
Lauded as “the go-to guy for European targets of high-profile U.S.-facing investigations,” Mr. Burlingame is recommended by The Legal 500 UK in both Fraud: White-Collar Crime & Regulatory Investigations and Fraud: Corporate Crime. Chambers & Partners similarly acknowledges Mr. Burlingame as a “go-to lawyer for US law issues,” with a “fantastic knowledge and understanding of U.S. criminal law” (Chambers UK, 2019).
Languages
English
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
(Leading partners)The ‘powerhouse white-collar team’ at Dechert LLP represents individual clients from across the world, providing vast expertise on market manipulation, serious fraud, and bribery claims. With an extensive client roster of senior directors, c-suite executives, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, the practice regularly handles domestic investigations brought by the SFO and FCA, as well as international proceedings involving the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and SEC. Practice head Roger Burlingame draws on his experience as a DOJ prosecutor to deal with cross-border white-collar criminal defence proceedings. Matthew Mazur is well versed in internal investigations, while Tim Bowden frequently manages cases involving international fraud. Another name to note includes Evan Flowers, an expert in anti-bribery compliance and AML sanctions.
London > Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
The ’seriously impressive’ Dechert LLP white-collar practice provides dedicated expertise on both traditional financial crime and investigations work, along with handling newer areas, such as sanctions, ESG, and cryptocurrencies. The firm has in-depth experience managing cross-border, multi-agency DPAs and corporate settlements with domestic and international authorities- ranging from the SFO to the US DOJ. US qualified practice head Roger Burlingame is an expert on multijurisdictional white-collar criminal defence proceedings. Tim Bowden handles financial and general criminal law matters while Matthew Mazur guides companies through US government investigations. Evan Flowers and John Bedford are also recommended. Partner Caroline Black left in February 2023 and Matthew Banham moved to Seyfarth Shaw LLP.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates) London > Risk advisory
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) London > Crime, fraud and licensing
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Employment > Senior executives
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Hedge funds
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Securitisation
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+