Brian Richman

Brian A. Richman is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  He practices in the firm’s Litigation Department, and is a member of the Appellate and Constitutional Law and Administrative Law and Regulatory practice groups.

Mr. Richman represents clients in high-stakes appellate, administrative law, and litigation matters.  His practice includes litigating cutting-edge constitutional and administrative law issues, challenging agency rulemakings, and defending against government enforcement actions, along with other complex litigation matters.  He has extensive experience in the financial services sector.

Before joining the firm, Mr. Richman clerked for Judge Stephen F. Williams of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.  He also practiced at a New York law firm,  where he focused on commercial litigation and white collar defense and investigations.  Mr. Richman is a former securities compliance officer at Goldman Sachs, and has handled numerous regulatory matters involving the SEC, CFTC, FERC, FINRA, and the Federal Reserve.

Mr. Richman received his JD from Yale Law School, where he was a lead editor on the Yale Journal on Regulation, and a semi-finalist in both the Morris Tyler Moot Court of Appeals and Thomas Swan Barristers’ Union Mock Trial Competition.  In 2011, Mr. Richman graduated from Cornell University with a B.S., with honors, in Policy Analysis and Management.

Mr. Richman is admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia.  He is also admitted to the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second and D.C. Circuits, and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.