Richard L. Fox

Fox was born, and grew up, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Temple University and the Temple University Beasley School of Law.[2] He went on to receive his LLM from New York University.[2]

In 1994, Fox was hired by Dilworth Paxson LLP. During his tenure there, he did a variety of work for some of the world's richest people and largest corporations. One of Fox's undisclosed clients has a net worth of around $3 billion.[3] Fox served as one of billionaire Walter Annenberg's most-trusted attorneys and he continues to serve as an attorney for the Annenberg Foundation.[4]

Later in his career at Dilworth Paxson, Fox became the head of the Philanthropic and Non-Profit Practice. He was named to Worth Magazine's list of "Top 100 Attorneys in the country representing affluent families and individuals".[5] Fox also serves as an advisor to the University of Miami School of Law's Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, a conference for estate planning professionals.[6] He Chaired the Chartered Adviser in Philanthropy Program at The American College of Financial Services from 2008 to 2010.[5]

In 2015, Fox was elected as a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, an exclusive professional society of attorneys and law professionals with expertise regarding trust and estates.[7] A year later, in 2016, Fox led a project where H.F. Lenfest donated the Philadelphia Media Network, which owns the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philly.com to The Philadelphia Foundation.[8] Lenfest described Fox as the "architect of the deal."[9][10]

Fox left Dilworth Paxson LLP. to become a shareholder at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney in 2016.[1] At Buchanan, Fox has remained a legal force in Philadelphia. In 2017, he spearheaded efforts to expand the Community College of Philadelphia and during the COVID-19 pandemic he established and maintained an employee relief fund for employees at the Union League of Philadelphia.[11]