Bio

Richard is one of Linklaters’ most senior lawyers, having been at the firm for over 40 years and a partner over 30 years. He has held senior roles within the firm’s management and overseen a number of the firm's own projects. Richard has a wealth of experience in public and private M&A, crisis management and corporate regulatory work. He also assists clients on investigations, including representing them before the Financial Conduct Authority, the Takeover Panel, the Financial Reporting Council, the Securities Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. He has specialist knowledge of the professional services sector, advising major professional services networks over 20 years on M&A, network structuring, regulatory and risk issues. He is a former Secretary of the Takeover Panel and is now a member of its Code Committee (which is responsible for the making of the UK’s takeover rules). Richard has considerable international experience, having advised on transactions and matters in more than 70 countries, as well as being based in the firm’s Hong Kong office for two years during the 1980s.