Richard Phillips

Background

Richard Phillips was born in 1953. He attended Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, South Australia, and has built his professional life in the Adelaide legal community.

Education

Phillips attended Prince Alfred College in Adelaide. His subsequent professional development has been through more than three decades of legal practice in South Australia, including work as a sole practitioner, law-firm partner, consultant and senior solicitor.

Career

Phillips has practised law for more than 35 years, working both through a sole-proprietor legal practice and as a partner in Adelaide law firms. His practice has included commercial transactions and property law, with related expertise in contractual and property issues, finance and banking, and general business dealings. He worked as a partner of Finlaysons and later joined Brown & Associates Commercial Lawyers as a consultant specialising in commercial transactions and property law. He subsequently became a senior solicitor at NGJ Legal in Wayville, where his work is associated with the firm's corporate and commercial and property practices.

Achievements

• Phillips has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

• He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Australia since 2014 in the practice areas of Commercial Law and Real Property Law.

References

• Law Society of South Australia Bulletin Documents Richard Phillips's appointment as a consultant with Brown & Associates Commercial Lawyers, his more than 35 years of legal practice, his previous work as a sole practitioner and partner in Adelaide law firms, and his expertise in commercial transactions, property, contractual matters, finance and banking, and general business dealings.
  2014
• NGJ Legal Identifies Richard Phillips as a senior solicitor at NGJ Legal and places him within the firm's corporate and commercial and property-law practice.
  2026
• Best Lawyers Records Richard Phillips as a Wayville lawyer associated with NGJ Legal and recognized in Commercial Law and Real Property Law since 2014.
  2026