Wolfgang Richter

Expertise

Wolfgang is a Finance lawyer and economist with deep expertise across the financial industry, lately focusing on FinTech, blockchain and crypto currencies.

As Managing Partner of gunnercooke Germany, Wolfgang will be driving the expansion of the UK’s fastest-growing challenger law firm in its first international venture.

He has over two decades of leadership experience within major international law firms in Germany.  Before joining gunnercooke, Wolfgang established the Berlin office of DWF, led the Finance practice for DLA Piper Germany and was Head of the Global Financial Services line at EY Law.  He is an expert in digital transformation issues including regulatory set-ups in the crypto currency space, structured financing, M&A deals in the financial sector, securitizations, real estate finance, non-performing loan deals, equity and debt structuring, as well as advising investors and financial institutions on product development and strategy.

Wolfgang Advises

• Banks and financial institutions
• Investment management companies
• Large corporations with specific technology requirements
• Other non-bank lenders

Career History

Previous Law Firms

• Executive Partner, 2016-09/2020: DWF Germany Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Berlin
• Managing Director, European Representative, August 2012 – 2015: ACGM – Abadi & Co. Global Markets, Managing Partner Europe (boutique investment bank), Berlin Area, Germany
• Partner, Head of the German Finance & Projects Group 2006 – 2012: DLA Piper UK LLP, Berlin
• Partner, Head of the Financial Service Line, Berlin Office Managing Partner 2001-2005: Luther & Partner (Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbh), Frankfurt and Berlin

Other Qualifications

• German: Native or bilingual proficiency
• English: Full Professional Proficiency
• Spanish: Full Professional Proficiency

Education

• Second state legal examination and PhD: Hamburg 1987
• Diplom Volkswirt (MBA): Tuebingen 1983
• First state legal examination: Tuebingen 1980