Offord, Richard

Richard Offord

Partner

richard.offord@lw.com
    Offord, Richard

    Richard Offord

    Partner

    richard.offord@lw.com
    “Always supportive of our business and provides good and timely advice.”

    Chambers UK 2026

    “Has a pragmatic awareness of complex issues.”

    Chambers UK 2026

    “Richard is an excellent counselor.”

    Chambers UK 2025

    “Richard’s work is thorough, and he provides quick and personable responses.”

    Chambers UK 2024

    “Richard is very sharp and sees things from the client’s perspective very quickly.”

    Chambers UK 2023

    Ranked – Commercial Contracts

    Chambers UK 2023-2026

    Profile

    Richard Offord advises clients on large-scale commercial contractual arrangements as well as the intellectual property and technology dimensions of complex, cross-border corporate transactions.

    Richard draws on broad technical experience to guide companies, private equity sponsors, and other investors through a range of sophisticated transactions, including:

    • Carve-outs and business separations
    • Outsourcing and services arrangements
    • Joint ventures
    • Supply, brand license, agency, and franchising agreements
    • Technology-focused regulatory and contractual projects

    He regularly advises on high value M&A and private equity transactions, helping deal teams navigate issues relating to commercial contracts, IP rights, and technology. He works closely with clients across a range of sectors, with a particular focus on the financial services, energy and infrastructure, and sports markets.

    Before joining Latham, Richard practiced at a leading UK law firm, where he helped lead the sports sector group and regularly advised on the contractual arrangements underpinning major long-term investments.

    Experience

    Richard’s experience includes advising:

    • Pay.UK on the contractual arrangements for a proposed new payments architecture for the UK retail payments industry*
    • Various alternative investment firms on technology-focused regulatory and contractual projects*
    • A major motor sports rights holder on its key supply and franchising arrangements*
    • A leading wealth manager on its major platform outsourcing arrangements*
    • A major global investment bank on its global outsourcing arrangements for the provision of payroll and HR services*
    • Metropolitan on its district energy schemes at King’s Cross and Wembley Park* 
    • CVC DIF on its investment in Hemiko, a leading UK district energy provider*
    • Greenfield on the sale of its stake in Leeds United FC to 49ers Enterprises*
    • Ancala on its carve-out acquisition of Avincis, the European aerial emergency services business, from Babcock International Group*
    • The University of Oxford on various contractual arrangements in the context of its joint venture with Legal & General*
    • Safestore Holdings on its European joint venture arrangements with leading global asset managers Nuveen and Carlyle*

    *Matter handled prior to joining Latham 

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • England and Wales (Solicitor)

    Education

    • LPC, BPP University, 2013
    • GDL, BPP University, 2012
      Commendation
    • MA, Durham University, 2010
      First Class

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