• Selected by the World Trade Center defendants (i.e., the Silverstein affiliated net lessees of the buildings at the World Trade Center site) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to represent them in 9/11 litigation throughout New York and New Jersey in the state and federal courts. Both the New York State Supreme Court and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York appointed Richard as Liaison Counsel for the Ground Defendants (one of the two groups of defendants) in the wrongful death, bodily injury, property damage, and business interruption cases and as Co-Liaison counsel for all defendants in cases alleging respiratory injury.
• Selected by judges to assist in the resolution of numerous high-profile matters, for example, by serving as Special Settlement Mediator in the Bank of New York shareholder derivative actions arising out of the Russian money laundering scandal, as the Successor Liquidating Trustee for two large hedge funds, and as the Liquidating Trustee for the Bondholders Liquidating Trust of a large publicly held company. In his capacity as Liquidating Trustee, Richard oversaw the successful recovery through the lawsuit he commenced of $480 million plus other consideration from AT&T, Cox Communications, Inc. and Comcast Corporation. In these capacities, Richard has collected and disbursed more than $1 billion. In addition, he also has served as a court-appointed Special Referee, as an arbitrator and as a private and court-appointed mediator in major business disputes.
• Served as national counsel for one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious professional firms when it was on the brink of financial collapse, leading the legal team in developing and implementing a complex, long-term strategy that included negotiation and nationwide litigation with a number of major groups of creditors that resulted in the restructuring of the firm's debt.