M. Richard

Schroeder

Rick represents local, national, and international companies and their officers and employees in business and corporate compliance matters, internal investigations, and government enforcement proceedings.

Rick focused the first decade of his 30-year legal career on commercial litigation and criminal defense, where he tried cases in federal and state courts. In the early 2000's, Rick began to advise and assist clients in the development of internal compliance programs, and founded Jones Walker’s corporate compliance and white collar practice within the Litigation Practice Group. His practice has focused exclusively on compliance and related matters for more than 15 years.

Rick has particular experience helping public and private companies, in particular those with international operations, identify legal risks and develop comprehensive, state-of-the-art compliance programs that address those risks efficiently and effectively. He routinely advises in-house legal and corporate compliance departments and conducts compliance training for senior management and boards of directors.