Bloomberg Law
Aug. 10, 2015, 1:37 PM UTC

Yet Another Bank General Counsel to Step Down

Ellen Rosen

Deutsche Bank AG, the bank with the highest legal bills in continental Europe, said Richard Walker will retire as general counsel at the end of the year at his own request.

Walker will be succeeded by Simon Dodds and Christof von Dryander, deputy general counsels since 2013, Deutsche Bank said Friday in an e-mailed response to questions.

Walker led Deutsche Bank’s legal department when the company and other banks paid billions of dollars in fines for misconduct and settlements with clients who said they were unfairly treated. The firm is the third global bank in the past month to signal ...

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