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Richard Newman is a partner at Arent Fox, LLP in Washington, DC, and is Co-Chair of its Public Finance Group. Previously, he was a partner at Linowes and Blocher and an associate at Dunnells, Duvall, Bennett & Porter. He represents clients in the areas of real estate and finance, with a particular emphasis on the representation of not-for-profits, and has been an advocate for developing and maintaining housing for low-income families.

He is a lecturer at the Community Associations Institute, George Washington University School of Law, Washington Board of Realtors, District of Columbia Bar and Georgetown University Law School Continuing Legal Education Programs, as well as American University Business School, the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and the National Association of Bond Lawyers. Richard has served as the General Counsel for the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Discovery Creek Childrenā€™s Museum, and Cornerstone. He is also on the Board of Washington Hebrew Congregation. Richard is also a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers.

Richard graduated in 1977 from New York University as a University Honors Scholar, and in 1980 from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Law and Housing Journal, as well as on its Editorial Board.