Richard Blair is a Senior Managing Director and 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 practiced 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.  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.