WASHINGTON, D.C.—Carlton Fields has elected Richard Choi as the firm’s next chief executive officer, to succeed longtime President and CEO Gary Sasso. Choi currently serves as managing shareholder of the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, and will assume the role of CEO on January 1, 2028.
Choi has advised financial services clients for more than three decades and is a trusted counselor to clients on novel and complex regulatory and compliance matters involving securities and insurance regulation. He previously served on the firm’s board of directors and as the leader of its Financial Services Regulatory Practice. Choi joined Carlton Fields in 2014.



