Richard is a general litigator, representing clients at all levels of Singapore courts, involving a diverse range of matters including commercial disputes, criminal defence and regulatory actions, matrimonial proceedings, among other contentious matters. He is also active outside of courtrooms advising client on wide-ranging and complex legal issues. He is often credited for offering pragmatic and sustainable solutions.

Effectively bilingual in English and Chinese, Richard is one of the Chinese Embassy’s 5 panel lawyers in Singapore and the only Singapore legal counsel of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese (which Singapore’s eminent philanthropist, the late Mr. Tan Kah Kee was the founding President), which currently has 43 overseas appointees representing 22 cities worldwide.

His views are often sought by the press and he is frequently invited to give talks on a variety of legal topics in public and on radio stations CNA 93.8 and Capital 95.8.