Law360, New York (September 5, 2014, 10:30 AM EDT) -- Matthew J. Richards joined Ropes & Gray LLP's private equity practice as a partner in May 2012. Richards advises private equity funds, their portfolio companies, other private and public companies, venture investors, and family offices on a variety of complex acquisition, financing and restructuring transactions. He also routinely counsels clients on management compensation and equity arrangements, corporate governance, compliance matters and joint ventures. He has represented companies and investors in transactions in a number of industries, including financial services, investment management, telecommunications, life sciences, software, business services, manufacturing and distribution....