Richard McGarry

Richard McGarry is Counsel at Burford Capital with responsibility for leading the international compliance and regulatory function, providing strategic legal oversight across Burford’s international operations. He advises on corporate governance, regulatory, disclosure and risk matters affecting Burford’s international business.

Prior to joining Burford, Richard was a managing associate in Addleshaw Goddard’s global investigations team, where he focused on regulatory enforcement and internal investigations. He advised a range of financial services clients, including banks, hedge funds and asset managers.

Earlier in his career, he was a litigator at Stephenson Harwood, specializing in regulatory enforcement, corporate crime and regulatory compliance matters.

Richard completed his GDL and LPC at the University of Law and earned his BSc from University of Manchester.