Andrew Blake

Andrew specialises in company law, commercial litigation, restructuring and corporate insolvency. His time is divided between litigation and advisory work. Much of his work involves large and contentious corporate transactions, both domestically and overseas. Andrew is called to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. He has been instructed in significant corporate and insolvency matters in most offshore financial centres.

Recent and current instructions include: Re Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd (acting with  Jonathan Crow KC and Martin Moore KC in merger appraisal proceedings);  1Globe Capital LLC v Sinovac Biotech Ltd (acting with James Potts KC for the Chinese biopharmaceutical company in proceedings concerning an alleged AGM ambush); SOSBEIS v Adam and others (acting with James Potts KC in the largest and most complex disqualification proceedings ever brought, arising from the collapse of Carillion).

2007 – 2010: BA Law, Worcester College, Oxford (First Class; ranked 1st of 223 in Law Moderations) 2010 – 2011: Bachelor of Civil Law, Worcester College, Oxford (Distinction) 2011 – 2012: BPTC, BPP Holborn (Very Competent)

Andrew was a lecturer in contract law at the University of Oxford (Worcester College and University College) between 2012 and 2013.

Prizes and Scholarships: The Sweet and Maxwell Prize (best performance in Oxford University in Law Moderations) The Andrew Dixon Scholarship (best performance in Worcester College in Law Moderations) The Ogilvie Thompson Scholarship (all round contribution to Worcester College) Arts and Humanities Research Council full grant for the Bachelor of Civil Law The Bruce Reynolds Prize (best Bachelor of Civil Law performance in Worcester College) Lord Denning Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn Award) Hardwicke Entrance Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn Award)