Richard Hong's practice focuses on all aspects of corporate and business law, with an emphasis on dealmaking. 

His practice encompasses mergers and acquisitions, operational matters, private equity investments, corporate consolidations, divisional spin-offs, project finance, debt and equity finance, private placements, strategic joint ventures, licensing and corporate governance. 

Richard counsels buyers and sellers in acquisitions and divestitures through mergers, reorganizations and sales of stock and assets. In addition, he advises corporate clients, private equity firms and high net worth individuals on various operational and strategic matters. He serves as outside corporate counsel to numerous companies and financial institutions from a broad spectrum of business sectors, including financial, private equity, insurance, cargo shipping, technology, advertisement, publishing and sports fitness clubs.

Richard began his legal career as Deputy Counsel to a Dutch-based company with worldwide holdings in Asia and Europe.

• Lead attorney representing airline logistics company in acquisition of competitor's division
• Lead attorney representing largest private U.S. auto financing company in the placement of minority equity interest valued at $250 million to a Japanese conglomerate
• Lead attorney representing leading national financing company in strategic restructuring valued at more than $1 billion
• Lead attorney representing premier global provider of international transportation and logistics in secured lending transaction
• Lead attorney representing private equity firm in acquisition and expansion of a major chain of sports fitness clubs
• Lead attorney representing purchaser of an island in Bimini, including the resort hotel located on the island
• Lead attorney representing private insurance company in acquisition of a national insurance company by way of complex joint venture and merger
• Represented corporate client in the acquisition of a major chain of warehouse/container storage company
• Represented buyer in acquisition of largest independent online magazine dedicated to premier computer technology platform
• Represented high net worth family office in global business planning relating to multi-million dollar art collection

• Keynote speaker, “Corporate Squeeze-Outs and Takeovers,” Barrister’s Club of the Bar Association of San Francisco, June 2003

• Recipient, Freshman Writing Program Honors Award, University of Southern California
• Recipient, Dean's List Award (seven consecutive semesters), University of Southern California
• Recipient, Golden Key National Honor Society, University of Southern California
• Member, Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, University of Southern California