Richard Shaw
Richard Shaw
Richard Shaw
Biography
Richard is a highly regarded commercial contracts specialist known for his strategic insight, responsiveness, and commitment to client success. With a reputation for being both commercially astute and proactive, Richard advises a broad spectrum of clients - from fast-growth businesses to established corporates - on complex contractual arrangements, risk management, and commercial negotiations.
Richard’s practice spans a wide range of sectors, including retail/consumer products, food and agribusiness, automotive/transport and financial services . He is particularly adept at navigating high-value outsourcing agreements, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships. His collaborative style and clarity of advice make him a trusted advisor to in-house legal teams and senior stakeholders alike.
Whether leading negotiations or advising on regulatory implications, Richard brings a sharp commercial lens to every matter, ensuring clients achieve their strategic objectives with confidence.
Richard is also a member of the City of London Law Society Commercial Law Committee.
Clients consistently praise Richard for his ability to combine deep legal expertise with a pragmatic, business-focused approach, recognised in Chambers UK and Legal 500 UK:
Client Story
Getting vertiport pioneer Skyports off the ground in Dubai
Admissions
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England and Wales
Related Capabilities
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Commercial Transactions
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Retail & Consumer Products
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Financial Institutions
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Food & Agribusiness
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Franchise
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Outsourcing
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Technology Transactions
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Corporate
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Carve-outs & Transitions
Experience
Richard has experience advising:
- Carrefour in relation to its long-term franchise arrangement with Electra Consumer Products and its subsidiary Yenot Bitan, which operates more than 150 supermarkets in Israel. The partnership will see Yenot Bitan’s existing stores and online channels converted to the Carrefour brand. Richard also advised on the long-term supply agreement under which Carrefour will supply Yenot Bitan with Carrefour private label products and other Carrefour sourced products and the licence under which Yenot Bitan is authorised to manufacture Carrefour branded products in Israel for sale in its stores and online channels;
- Tnuva, the largest food producer in Israel, on the grant to the Migros Group (Migros), the largest food retailer in Switzerland, of a licence for the use of Tnuva’s know-how and technology for the production of soy-based milk substitutes;
- Estee Lauder on its distribution arrangements for its Aveda brand of beauty products in the Republic of Ireland; and
- Tesco on the installation of an electric vehicle charging network, under which nearly 2,500 chargers will be installed at Tesco stores across the UK and on its sponsorship arrangements in respect of the chargers with Volkswagen, which will allow for various strategic and joint initiatives between Tesco and Volkswagen during the lifetime of the sponsorship.
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