650 West Georgia St, Suite 3200, PO Box 11504, Vancouver, BC
Year called to bar: 1993
Richard is the chair of Harper Grey’s Environmental Law Group and a senior member of our Commercial Litigation Group. He is the former managing partner of the firm, recently completing two three-year terms. Consistently recognized as a leader is his field by numerous ranking publications, including Lexpert, Chambers, Best Lawyers, and Benchmark, Richard has established a reputation for as one of Canada’s leading environmental law practitioners. Richard advises industrial and commercial enterprises of all kinds, including owners of commercial property, developers, parent companies and subsidiaries, municipalities, engineers and consultants, share and asset buyers and sellers, and directors and officers. He has acted in several leading environmental cases, and provides advice to enterprises on a broad range of environmental issues across Canada. Richard has particular strength in resolving issues with regulators, and achieving practical, business-focused results in complex civil and regulatory matters, including the many issues that arise for businesses out of their operations, corporate transactions, spills, and quasi-criminal charges.
