Richard Blair
Member Information
Features
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Summary
Richard is the Founder and CEO of The Inside Counsel. He has over 25 years experience as an Intentional Attorney, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. He trained with Herbert Smith in London and Gomez Acebo y Pombo in Madrid and then worked in-house at BP E & P on projects in Spain, Iran, India, Egypt, Russia, Angola before moving to BG Group in Trinidad & Tobago. He then moved to become Regional General Counsel for Europe and then MEAP at Harsco Corp (NYSE) and finally worked at Gulftainer in the UAE.
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Qualification
Solicitor, Abogado and Licensed Legal Consultant LL.B, LL.M, MBA.
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Country Admitted to Practice Law
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Country of Residence
United Arab Emirates
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Name of Bar Admitted
The Law Society of England and Wales, The Madrid Bar in Spain and the United Arab Emirates.
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Year of Admission
1998
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Years of Legal Practice
22
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Languages Spoken
English, Spanish
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Global Network Interests
Work with Inside Counsel on Legal Projects, Instruct Inside Counsel to do Legal work
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Do you have Legal dept Management Experience? If yes, please elaborate below
Yes - as GC I managed the legal department in all aspects of working smarter. I was also the founder and MD of lpc-law Ltd.
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Can you refer other lawyers to the Global Network? If yes, please provide details below
Yes
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Do you want help to find your next move / job? If yes, please provide details below
No
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Do you want to help other Lawyers?
Yes
Area(s) of Legal Expertise
Anti Bribery and Corruption, Arbitration and Mediation, Board Administration, Commercial Contracts, Compliance, Contract risk, Due Diligence, Employment, Government Concession Agreements, International Joint Ventures and M & A, International Project and Bond Finance, Investigations and Compliance, IP, Litigation, LNG, Management of Legal Dept, Upstream and Midstream Oil and Gas
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