International Legal Consultants

Richard graduated from Fribourg University Law School (lic.iur.utr.) in 1989 and from the Georgetown University Law Centre in Washington, D.C. (Master of Laws LL.M.) in 1994. He is admitted to the Zurich Bar. Richard started his career in 1990 in the public sector working for the Swiss federal government in Bern. As recent as 2009 he took up an advanced management program at IESE Business School in Barcelona and Munich and is an active alumni. Besides advising clients for the various offices he is engaged with, Richard serves as executive or non-executive director on various boards of directors in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Richard divides his time between Switzerland, the Middle East and Asia. He is fluent in German, English and French.

ILC Group offers a range of legal services with an emphasis on corporate law. Established on the premise that each of our clients has a unique challenge and need and deserves to get the best expertise, attention and service there is.



Serving clients from offices in Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Singapore, our international structure together with a network of selected correspondent law firms has positioned us to handle the gamut of legal challenges from Europe to the Middle and Far East.

The partners of ILC Group have held key public sector and in-house positions, heightening our familiarity with complicated business and regulatory environments.



Outstanding client service is a cornerstone of our practice, using our skills and experience to judge the balance between legal and commercial risk. The result is an effective, solution focused approach that helps our clients to grow their businesses. Our success has created enduring business relationships with local and international clients from every sector.