Squire Patton Boggs has expanded its Financial Services Practice Group in London by welcoming two seasoned professionals, Federica Taccogna and Nigel Webb, both formerly co-heads of the Governance, Risk and Regulation practice at Interpath Advisory. Taccogna joins as a principal, while Webb takes on the role of senior advisor.
Taccogna brings over two decades of experience in regulatory compliance and financial crime prevention. She has held senior compliance roles at institutions such as Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Scotland, and ICICI Bank in the UK. Her expertise includes leading investigations into complex financial crime schemes across various jurisdictions, advising regulators and law enforcement agencies, and serving as a strategic advisor to the Malta Financial Services Authority and the Malta Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit.
Webb offers a 40-year career spanning senior roles in industry and consulting across all major continents. His experience includes serving as a partner at Andersen and Deloitte, Global CIO at Interdealer Broker ICAP, and Head of Risk and Technology for JP Morgan’s Global Derivative Services. He has also held senior positions at Interpath Advisory, where he co-led the Governance, Risk and Regulation practice.
Both Taccogna and Webb specialize in advising financial institutions, regulators, and governments on conduct matters, particularly in sectors such as gambling, online gaming, crypto, and payments. Their expertise encompasses financial crime regulation, including anti-money laundering, sanctions, market abuse, fraud, and anti-bribery and corruption, as well as product and client governance.
Jim Barresi, global head of the Financial Services Practice Group at Squire Patton Boggs, stated, “Having held senior positions at some of the world’s leading consultancies, Federica and Nigel bring extensive experience assessing and remediating financial crime concerns for institutions, regulators, and governments around the world. Their arrival brings together consulting and legal services under one roof to help us provide a full range of services to resolve disputes and inquiries our clients receive from industry regulators.”
European managing partner Jonathan Jones added, “Federica and Nigel’s experience and wealth of connections are synergistic with the work of our regulatory, Public Policy and Government Investigations and White-Collar teams, and their arrival will help us develop our offering across a number of practices.”
This move follows several senior hires into the firm’s Financial Services Practice Group this year, including Global Trade Finance partners Philip Prowse and Jameel Tarmohamed in London, and senior advisors Daniel Rudder and Nathan Romano in New York. Additionally, financial services lawyer Mona Ma was promoted to partner.
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