Lisa Osofsky

Lisa Osofsky
Nationality American
British
Alma mater Amherst College
Harvard Law School
Occupation Lawyer
Title Director of the Serious Fraud Office
Term September 2018-
Predecessor David Green
Spouse(s) Marc Wasserman

Lisa Osofsky is an American-British lawyer who has served as Director of the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) since 3 September 2018.[1][2]

Early life

Osofsky has dual American and British nationality.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree from Amherst College, and a juris doctor from Harvard Law School.[2]

Career

Osofsky worked for the FBI as deputy general counsel.[3] She was then managing director and European head of investigations at Exiger, whom she joined in 2003.[3][4]

In June 2018, it was announced that Osofsky would succeed the SFO's interim director Mark Thompson (who was standing in since David Green left) on 3 September.[3]

Personal life

Osofsky is married to fellow lawyer Marc Wasserman.[5] In October 2017 she took out an HSBC mortgage to buy a £3.3m flat in Kensington.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 Goodley, Simon (4 June 2018). "Ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Osofsky named as head of Serious Fraud Office". the Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 "New head of the Serious Fraud Office announced". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Lisa Osofsky confirmed as next SFO director". 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lisa Osofsky confirmed as next director of the Serious Fraud Office". LegalWeek.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Arguments In Favor Of Top Prosecutor In Oklahoma City Case". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Wilson, Nicholas [@nw_nicholas] (2018-10-09). "The new CEO of the SFO Lisa Osofsky was the European monitor for HSBC's 5 year Deferred Prosecution Agreement. She released them last December, despite their laundering dirty Russian money. In October last year she took out an HSBC mortgage to buy £3.3m flat in Kensington pbs.twimg.com/media/DpFJ5pMW4AA2H7V?format=jpg" (Tweet). Retrieved 2018-10-13 – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Wilson, Nicholas (2018-10-11). "The HSBC Cabal". Bella Caledonia. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
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