Richard Carlton Pearson

Richard Pearson is a licensed English solicitor, and an attorney admitted to the State Bar of California, a rare combination enabling Richard to advise clients on applicable multi-jurisdictional aspects of cross-border transactions.  He has almost 30 years’ experience advising clients in the transportation industry, with a particular emphasis throughout his career on the commercial and business aviation sectors.

After studying law at universities in England and Germany, Richard worked in London and Oslo, and was based in Paris for 20 years prior to relocating to California with his family in 2013.  Latterly, he conceived, founded and developed the Paris office of Stephenson Harwood, a UK-based international law firm.  He designed and implemented the strategy which resulted in a 5 partner and 15+ lawyer full service practice, increasing revenue and profit year-on-year.  The success of that business was based on the qualities that Richard has been noted for throughout his career: availability, responsiveness, precision, pragmatism, business acumen, and transparency.

Much of Richard’s early career was spent advising banks, investment funds and leasing companies providing finance to the aviation industry.  Latterly, Richard has focused his practice on advising airlines and leasing companies in the commercial aviation sector; and individuals, corporate flight departments and charter/management companies in the sale and purchase, structuring of ownership, and the financing, management and operation of business jets.

Richard has a wealth of experience advising on domestic and international transactions, with longstanding clients around the globe.