Richard is an Associate in Bird & Bird's Sports Group. 

His practice focuses on the handling of contentious and risk management matters across a wide range of practice areas including sports regulatory (including anti-doping and anti-corruption); commercial dispute resolution; media; reputation management; intellectual property; data protection; insurance and competition law. Prior to returning to private practice in 2014 with a leading boutique sports law firm, Richard spent three years as a litigation solicitor as part of The FA's in-house legal team. Richard also serves as a member of the County FA Anti-Discrimination Judicial Panel.