Richard is a partner in Lewis Silkin’s Employment, Immigration and Reward department.

Richard advises a range of multinational and UK employers on all aspects of employment law and has a particular focus on high value litigation including in the County and High Court as well as the Employment Tribunals. He regularly litigates disputes arising out of team moves, enforcement of restrictive covenants, bonus disputes and discrimination cases.

Richard recently advised The Old Vic and helped them establish their Guardian’s Programme which was developed to embed a consistent and strong culture throughout the organisation.

Richard acts for a wide range of clients, including a number of media and financial services organisations and also acts for high net worth individuals, mostly within the financial services sector.

Richard is a CEDR accredited mediator and represents parties as well as mediating disputes. Richard regularly writes articles for the press and comments on employment law issues in addition to presenting at client training events.