Bio

Richard is one of the longest serving senior Partners of the firm, including tenure as Head of Corporate and Management Board member for 8 years until 2010. He is an expert in corporate finance and M&A, acting for PLCs, funds, corporates and high profile entrepreneurs across the real estate, tech, finance, fashion and leisure industries. Working alongside Executive Chairperson, Kevin Gold, and Chief Strategy Officer, Nick West, Richard brings his wide-ranging commercial and transactional experience to focus on MDR Group businesses and strategic growth opportunities. Recent projects include acquiring a multi-office brand management business in South East Asia for MDR Brand Management; establishing a franchise in India for MDR Brand Management; collaboration agreements with strategic partners; and working closely with the leadership team on all aspects of MDR LAB, the Firm's legal-tech incubator programme.