Richard Hopkin
Senior Associate
Adelaide
Profile
Richard is an experienced financial services lawyer with more than nine years’ experience advising banks, financial institutions and financial services businesses on regulatory, compliance and commercial matters. His practice focuses on retail banking and financial services, with deep expertise in financial services licensing and authorisations, regulatory compliance, breach reporting and remediation, consumer and client complaints, ASIC enforcement actions, and credit and financial product design.
Richard has advised a diverse range of clients, including banks, mutuals and credit unions, non-bank lenders, payment providers, fund and wealth managers, derivatives traders, fintechs and other service providers to the financial services sector. He also has extensive experience in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF), including AML program development, independent evaluations, and assisting businesses to navigate evolving regulatory requirements.
Known for his pragmatic and commercially focused approach, Richard excels at translating complex legal and regulatory obligations into practical outcomes for clients. He regularly assists organisations to navigate law reform, implement new compliance frameworks and manage regulatory risk while balancing business objectives and commercial realities.