Profile
Richard is a transportation attorney with a focus on the rail sector. He has built a strong reputation in the rail industry based on advising financiers, franchise owning groups and government on issues of rolling stock procurement and financing, rail franchising, and third-party investment in rail infrastructure. Richard has advised on several of the most innovative rail finance deals on the international market.
Concentrations
- Rail finance – rolling stock and rail infrastructure
- Rolling stock procurement
- Rail franchising
主要执业方向
主要执业经验
- Advising financiers on the development and implementation of the innovative funding of a major railway depot to be used for an £800 million fleet of new rolling stock.°
- Advising the lessors on the procurement, financing, leasing and maintenance of a £1.2 billion order of new rolling stock.°
- Advising the lender on the sale and leaseback financing on a £1 billion order of new rolling stock.°
- Advising the lessor on the bonding arrangements and delivery into service of a £260 million fleet of new rolling stock.°
- Advising a manufacturer on the manufacturing and maintenance agreements in relation to £350 million order of new rolling stock.°
- Advising a manufacturer on a bid valued at £500 million for the manufacture and maintenance of new rolling stock.°
- Advising franchise operators in relation to franchise bids and award negotiations, including the procurement of various fleets of new rolling stock.°
- Undertook a secondment with one of the largest rail franchise operators as the UK commercial contracts legal advisor.°
- Advising a government on the procurement of rail services under their devolved powers.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Hughes prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
荣誉和领导力
- Listed, The Legal 500, “Rising Star” (Rail), 2019-2020
资历
教育
- Legal Practice Course (LPC), University of Exeter/UK
- LL.B., University of Durham
获准执业地区
- England and Wales