Richard Phillips

Richard specialises in transactional and non transactional corporate law. The majority of his work is in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. He also advises on corporate governance. He advises banks on the banking and corporate aspects of their lending in the SME sector. He has expertise and experience in advising Limited Liability Partnerships.

Richard is an active member of the firm’s Life Sciences team and has a number of clients in this and in the healthcare industry.

He has developed close relationships with a number of European and worldwide law firms, which he meets regularly. Richard and the firm receive regular work from these firms, but more importantly, these relationships allow him to identify the most suitable contact for clients of the firm who need legal advice outside the UK.

With 25 years of acting for a range of businesses from startup and owner managed entities through to significant SMEs and listed companies, Richard has developed a broad experience of commercial issues and that depth of knowledge enables him to provide proactive and practical commercial advice to his clients. He has been advising a number of senior decision making clients over many years and enjoys the strong ‘trusted advisor’ relationships that he has developed.