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Richard S. Starling

Partner, McGuireWoods

Charlotte, NC

Richard S. Starling is a partner at McGuireWoods in Charlotte, working on fund formation, private equity funds and venture funds; in practice since 1996.

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Overview

Office
Charlotte, NC
Experience
In practice since 1996 · 30 years
Main practice
Fund formation
Represents
GPs and Sponsors; LPs and Investors
Client focus
Emerging Managers

Appears in: Where Private Fund Lawyers Went to Law School, a FundOpsHQ guide that names everyone it counts.

Source: mcguirewoods.com, as of Oct 24, 2026. View the bio

Practice

  • Fund formationthe practice the bio leads with

    From the bio
    “is a fund formation lawyer with over 25 years of experience representing investment managers in the establishment of private funds”

  • Private equity funds

    From the bio
    “Represented a middle-market buyout fund manager in the raising of their Fund VI with $1.35 billion in investor commitments.”

  • Venture funds

    From the bio
    “Represented a venture capital firm in the establishment of its first fund, with target capital commitments of $50 million.*”

  • Hedge funds

    From the bio
    “the subsequent conversion of that fund to a hedge fund.*”
2 more practices

  • Secondaries

    From the bio
    “the formation of and representing investors in buyout, venture capital, secondary, hedge, hybrid, real estate, and funds of funds”

  • Funds regulatory

    From the bio
    “advising clients with respect to registration under and compliance with the Investment Advisers Act and similar state laws”

Read from the practice description in the bio on mcguirewoods.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.

Experience

In practice since 1996 · 30 years

Based on: JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1996.

Years and earlier employers as stated in the bio on mcguirewoods.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.

Education and admissions

Education
  • University of Virginia School of Law, JD (1996)
  • University of Virginia, BA (1993)
Bar admissions

As the bio lists them. We do not check whether a licence is current; each state’s own lookup does.

As listed in the bio on mcguirewoods.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.

Colleagues at McGuireWoods

Fund Lawyers in Charlotte at other firms

All 23

Partners with practices in common with Richard, most in common first.

  • Daniel M. Diamond

    Winston TaylorPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Daniel M. Reach

    Alston & BirdPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Paul A. Steffens

    Troutman Pepper LockePractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • R. Todd Ransom

    Troutman Pepper LockePractices in common: hedge funds, secondaries

  • Thomas W. Steed

    Kilpatrick Townsend & StocktonPractices in common: fund formation, hedge funds

  • Perry Hicks

    Haynes and BoonePractices in common: private equity funds, hedge funds

Questions about Richard S. Starling

What does Richard S. Starling work on?

McGuireWoods’s bio of Richard S. Starling leads with fund formation, and also lists private equity funds, venture funds, hedge funds, secondaries and funds regulatory. It says Richard S. Starling acts for sponsors (GPs) and investors (LPs).

Where is Richard S. Starling based?

In McGuireWoods’s Charlotte office.

How long has Richard S. Starling practised?

Since 1996, 30 years, going by the bio (JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1996).

Where did Richard S. Starling study?

University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia.

Where is Richard S. Starling admitted to practise?

The bio lists North Carolina.

How can I contact Richard S. Starling?

Through the bio page on mcguirewoods.com. FundOpsHQ does not publish email addresses or phone numbers.