As senior counsel for Norton Rose Fulbright, Richard practices in the firm's corporation, banking and business group. He has twenty-five years of experience living and practicing in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Tyner's legal experience in Saudi Arabia includes advising clients on formation of limited liability companies in the industrial and service sectors, formation of branch offices and professional companies, preparation of contracts for multijurisdictional transactions, advising on labor matters, litigation of disputes and arbitrations involving complex insurance claims, negotiation and termination of distributorships, and advising on competition law, environmental regulations and other aspects of Saudi law. Mr. Tyner has also practiced law in Jeddah, Paris and San Francisco.

Professional Activities

• California State Bar Association (Admitted to practice in 1979) (not admitted in Saudi Arabia)
• American Bar Association, member

Professional Honors

• Chambers Global Guide, Corporate/Commercial - Saudi Arabia (2011, 2012)
• Best Lawyers, Labor and Employment - Saudi Arabia (2008, 2012, 2013)

Speeches

• Featured Speaker, "Saudiization for the Work Force," MEED Conference, Jeddah (March 2004)

Educational Background

• 1979 - J.D., Yale Law School, author of Wars of National Liberation in Africa and Palestine: Self-Determination for Peoples or for Territories? 5 Yale Studies in World Public Order 274 (1978-1979).
• 1975 - Ph.D., International Relations, London School of Economics, Doctoral Thesis: The Concept of the Armed People in France, 1870-1871.
• 1971 - M.A., Government, University of Manchester, England, Thesis: A Comparative Study of the Theory and Practice of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Warfare.
• 1970 - B.A., summa cum laude, Honors Political Science and Honors French, University of Iowa
• Richard was selected as a Marshall Scholar in 1970.

University of Iowa Honors

• Outstanding Freshman Honors Student, 1967
• Outstanding Sophomore Honors Student, 1968
• Graduated First in the Honors Program, May 1970
• Phi Eta Sigma, member
• Phi Beta Kappa, member
• Omicron Delta Kappa, member
• Recipient of Honors Old Gold Scholarships

Army ROTC at University of Iowa

• Pershing Rifles, 1966 to 1968
• Outstanding Freshman Cadet, 1967
• Outstanding Senior Cadet, 1970
• Outstanding Senior Cadet, Academic Achievement and Campus Leadership, 1970
• Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army in May 1970

Campus Activities

• Chairman, Leadership Committee of Union Board, 1967 to 1968
• Director, Personnel Division of Union Board, 1968 to 1969
• President, Union Board, 1969 to 1970
• Dormitory Advisor, Rienow I, 1968 to 1969
• Assistant Head Resident, Rienow I, 1969 to 1970