Richard Baxter qualified in 1999 and has been a partner in both London and regional law firms since 2007. He also spent five years practising in the Middle East with the region’s largest law firm headquartered in Dubai, advising blue chip clients across a broad range of jurisdictions and sectors.
Richard has extensive experience in both transactional corporate and commercial matters. His expertise includes cross-border mergers and acquisitions, distressed and special situations transactions, complex commercial agreements, joint venture and shareholder arrangements, and the protection and commercialisation of intellectual property. Throughout his career, he has advised clients ranging from start-ups and high-growth entrepreneurial businesses to multinational PLCs, state-owned enterprises, and private individuals, across a diverse range of industries.
In addition to his transactional work, Richard regularly helps clients resolve complex commercial disputes without the need for costly litigation, including employment-related matters and complex contractual disputes.
Whether drafting documentation for billion-dollar joint ventures (a career highlight), advising on Series A investment rounds for innovative technology companies, acquiring businesses through pre-pack administrations, or successfully closing the sale and purchase of companies, Richard is committed to providing pragmatic, commercially focused advice that advances his clients’ strategic and commercial objectives.
Clients describe Richard as someone who “adopts a truly pragmatic approach to problem solving” and “understands how clients need their lawyers to act in a changing world.” He has also been recognised by both Legal 500 and Chambers as “an extremely agile thinker” who is “very approachable and understandable”, with his team praised for delivering “focused and practical advice.”
