Richard is the founding partner of Catalyst Consulting. He has been working with lawyers for more than 35 years – first as a client representative, then as a legal executive with a national law firm, and now in the 31st year as a legal services management consultant. His practice is focused on corporate/government legal departments. Consulting engagements cover the spectrum of business strategy, organizational issues, performance and the relationship with and the cost of dealing with law firms.

Richard is a frequent speaker at conferences and has published 505 books and articles. He has completed more than 500 consulting engagements for law departments, law firms and legal associations in Canada, the U.S., Australia and Europe since 1994.

Richard is a member of Canadian Association of Management Consultants, Chartered Governance Institute of Canada, Buying Legal Council, and the American Bar Association. You can view some short videos, available on Youtube, that Richard has created for the book “The Definitive Guide to Buying Legal Services“ at the links below:

What you need to know before buying legal services

My favorite approach to pricing

How to secure sponsorship when buying legal services

This is the most effective approach to buying legal services

Richard is a serious cook. He combines this with a love of travel to the US, Europe, Australia and the Middle East.