Richard E. Guyer

Associate

Richard E. Guyer is an associate and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. He is a member of the firm’s Transactions and Finance Practice Groups. He is also a member of the firm’s Racial Justice and Equity Practice Group. Richard focuses his practice in the area of mergers and acquisitions, commercial finance, and corporate governance.

During law school, Richard worked as a student attorney in the Duke Law Community Enterprise Clinic, where he counseled nonprofit entities engaged in community development projects on formation and governance issues.

Presentations and Publications

  • Co-author, “Delaware Supreme Court eliminates standing for stockholder to directly challenge corporation’s issuance of stock to controller for inadequate consideration,” Westlaw Journal Delaware Corporation Law Update, December 6, 2021
  • Co-author, “INSIGHT: New Corporate Board Procedures Advisable to Satisfy Duty of Oversight,” Bloomberg Law, September 26, 2019
  • Co-author, “Venture Capital Firms and Their Portfolio Company Directors Face Risk of Liability for Conflicts of Interest,” Bloomberg Law, April 27, 2018
08 March 2024 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Novacap in Strategic Partnership with INdigital

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Novacap, one of North America’s leading private equity firms, in its definitive agreement to acquire Communications Venture Corporation, Inc., doing business as INdigital.
30 November 2023 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents Novacap in Investment in Harmony Healthcare IT

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Novacap, one of North America’s leading private equity firms, in its significant investment in Harmony Healthcare IT (HHIT), a health data management and platform solutions provider.
15 November 2023 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises Novacap in Strategic Partnership with Lewis & Ellis

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Novacap, one of North America’s leading private equity firms, in its strategic partnership with Lewis & Ellis, a leading full-service actuarial consulting firm.
24 January 2022 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises Continental Properties in Closing of Two Real Estate Funds with a $1 Billion Asset Portfolio

Foley & Lardner LLP has acted as deal counsel to Continental Properties Company, Inc. (“Continental Properties”), a leading national multifamily and commercial real estate developer, owner, and operator, on its closing of Continental Properties Real Estate Income Funds III and IV.
24 November 2021 In the News

Gardner Davis and Richard Guyer Publish Article on Delaware Supreme Court’s Decision in Brookefield Asset Management Inc. V. Rosson

Partner Gardner Davis and Associate Richard Guyer published an article in Westlaw titled, “Delaware Supreme Court eliminates standing for stockholder to directly challenge corporation's issuance of stock to controller for inadequate consideration,” that discusses the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision.
07 October 2021 Press Releases

Foley Advises WidePoint on Acquisition of IT Authorities

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Virginia-based publicly-traded company WidePoint Corporation (NYSE American: WYY), the leading provider of Trusted Mobility Management (TM2) specializing in Identity Management (IdM), Telecommunications Lifecycle Management, and Digital Billing & Analytics solutions, in its acquisition of IT Authorities, Inc. (ITA), a globally ranked Managed Service Provider (MSP), Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP), and Cloud Services Provider (CSP).