Richard is an attorney and managing member of Ritter Spencer Cheng, PLLC. His legal practices focuses on healthcare and cannabis corporate transactions and regulatory matters. Richard represents a variety of healthcare and cannabis related clients (e.g. investment platforms, industry providers, etc.) and was formerly an equity partner at a global Am Law 100 law firm where he chaired of the hemp/hemp cannabinoid products practice and a member of the healthcare sector. Richard has multiple distinctions – Thompson Reuters Superlawyer, D Magazine Best Lawyers, Top 200 Cannabis Lawyer by Cannabis Law Journal and a Top 250 Cannabis Legal Expert by Databird Research Journal. Lastly, Richard taught cannabis law as an adjunct faculty at UNT School of Law, issued multiple healthcare and cannabis publications and is certified in healthcare compliance (CHC) by the Compliance Certification Board (CCB).