Speaker details

IBA Private Equity Transactions Symposium 2026

10 Nov 2026

The Savoy, London, England

Speaker information

Richard Blair

Biography

Richard Blair is a Senior Managing Director and Blackstone’s Deputy Chief Legal Officer, International. He sits on a number of firm boards including for The Blackstone Group (HK) Limited and Blackstone Singapore Pte. Ltd. Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Blair was a partner at the law firm of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and practised in both EMEA and APAC. Mr. Blair has a Bachelor of Laws with European Legal Studies from King’s College London and a Diploma in European Legal Studies from Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.

Session

Sponsor general counsel roundtable: le Gran Final

Tuesday 10 November (1700 - 1745)

Speaker

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