Dealmakers of the Year Finalist: Sarah Axtell, Rick Kline, and Tony Richmond
Partners Sarah Axtell and Rick Kline, along with retired partner Tony Richmond, are among the finalists for The Recorder’s 2025 Dealmakers of the Year Award.
Retired Partner
Tony Richmond retired from the partnership in April 2025. He served market-leading companies on large-scale and cross-border corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions and public financings. Tony previously served as Co-Chair of the Retail & Consumer Products Industry Group.
Tony regularly represented private equity investors and their portfolio companies in significant transactions and acts as outside general counsel for several public companies.
He exceled at maintaining long-term relationships with sophisticated clients, leveraging his experience facilitating more than US$130 billion in public financings in the last 10 years.
Tony chaired the firm’s Audit Committee as well as the Initiatives Committee. Prior to his legal career, he worked with a Big 4 public accounting firm. He is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (inactive status).
Partners Sarah Axtell and Rick Kline, along with retired partner Tony Richmond, are among the finalists for The Recorder’s 2025 Dealmakers of the Year Award.
Firm honored for steering record-breaking and innovative transactions and general excellence.
Five recognitions across a diverse range of disciplines reflect the firm’s continued achievements at the leading edge of legal practice and technology.