Diaz Reus Partner Richard Wiedis, named FINRA Arbitrator

A member of the New York and District of Columbia bars, Richard’s practice includes white collar criminal defense, independent internal investigations, FCPA, general civil litigation, trial counsel, civil forfeiture, money laundering, RICO, mediation

Miami-headquartered Global law firm Diaz Reus has announced that its Head of Washington D.C.´s office, Richard N. Wiedis, has been appointed a FINRA Arbitrator.

FINRA—Financial Industry Regulatory Authority— is a US government-authorized not-for-profit organization that oversees U.S. broker-dealers in order to protect investors and ensure the financial market’s integrity. A private American corporation, it acts as a self-regulatory organization that regulates member brokerage firms and exchange markets, and it is authorized by Congress to protect America’s investors by making sure the broker-dealer industry operates fairly and honestly. It oversees more than 624,000 brokers across the country—and analyses billions of daily market events.
To this end, it uses innovative AI and machine learning technologies to keep a close eye on the market and provide essential support to investors, regulators, policymakers and other stakeholders.

Richard N. Wiedis is a highly experienced trial attorney and former software company executive.
Prior to joining Diaz Reus in private practice, Richard served nine years at MicroStrategy, a $2 billion market cap, multinational business intelligence software company. His most recent position at MicroStrategy was Executive Vice President of Risk Management and Human Resources and Associate General Counsel. In addition, he has 15 years’ prosecutorial experience with the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section.

Richard’s work for both the U.S. Justice Department and a large, publicly traded technology corporation gives him a unique perspective in effectively representing Diaz Reus’ clients in high-stakes litigation, investigations, and regulatory compliance advisory services.
During his tenure at MicroStrategy he designed and deployed a comprehensive risk management and corporate compliance regime for the company and its 23 international subsidiaries. He also oversaw the company’s litigation portfolio and obtained significant settlements in litigation for IP theft and property damage matters, among others.

As a Federal Prosecutor, his investigatory and trial work led to convictions in high profile cases involving bank fraud, securities fraud, accounting fraud, and other white collar crimes.
A member of the New York and District of Columbia bars, Richard’s practice includes white collar criminal defense, independent internal investigations, FCPA, general civil litigation, trial counsel, civil forfeiture, money laundering, RICO, mediation, arbitration, and compliance and risk management counseling.

Richard is recommended for his excellent work by GIR (Global Investigations Review), Chambers and Partners, and The Legal 500.

About Diaz Reus

Diaz Reus is a global legal practice focused on national and international parallel proceedings and business transactions in the following broad areas, with Board Certified lawyers in International Litigation & Arbitration, International Law and Immigration & Nationality Law.