Richard is a Partner in the Planning and Infrastructure team at transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson LLP.

Richard’s expertise includes major infrastructure projects, town and country planning, compulsory purchase orders and highways. Richard advises on Development Consent Orders for railways and generation stations.

Major projects promoted include offshore wind farms, onshore generating stations and linear infrastructure projects. Richard has drafted petitions to Select Committee for major private companies and public corporations affected by Crossrail and HS2.

He is a past chair of the Compulsory Purchase Association and holds CEDR's mediation accreditation.

He regularly lectures on infrastructure and compulsory purchase law.