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Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP Offices

Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP
15 FETTER LANE
LONDON
EC4A 1BW
England
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Keith Oliver

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Work Department

Litigation: civil fraud; asset freezing and asset tracing; commercial, insolvency and trust litigation; crisis management; financial services litigation; international arbitration; sports law (contentious) and dispute resolution.

Position

Keith is the Head of International and one of the firm’s key partners, having trained at the firm and following qualification in 1980, appointed to partner in 1983. He has frontline experience at the cutting edge of international fraud litigation, asset recovery and disputes with a dynamic focus on achieving the very best result for every client whatever the challenge.

Keith specialises in commercial, regulatory and trust litigation, and heads the specialist commercial litigation and civil fraud and asset freezing team at Peters & Peters. He specialises in international disputes and the location, freezing and recovery of misappropriated assets involving emergency relief procedures and the management of legal teams from many jurisdictions.

His work often involves multi-jurisdictional actions in the USA, continental Europe and worldwide. He is widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading lawyers in civil fraud with a reputation for addressing and resolving the most intractable of disputes and crises faced by individuals and companies.

Career

Trained Peters & Peters; qualified 1980; Partner 1983; Senior Partner and Departmental Head 2005 and Head of International 2016. A frequent speaker at litigation conferences held by the International Bar Association, the Association Internationale Des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA), LexisNexis and C5 Fraud Asset Tracing and Recovery (joint chair).

Languages

French.

Memberships

  • Founding member and fellow of the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators
  • International Bar Association
  • Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats
  • Commercial Litigators’ Forum
  • London Solicitors Litigation Association
  • British Italian Law Association
  • The Inter-Pacific Bar Association

Education

London Guildhall University (1977 BA (Hons)).

Leisure

Winter sports, football (playing and spectating), cinema and theatre, rock music, classic cars.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil

(Hall of Fame)

Keith Oliver – Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP

Well known for representing governments, multinational corporations and ultra-HNW individuals, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP‘s 16-member team consistently acts in high-stakes, international fraud cases in the London courts. The experience of fraud and commercial disputes head Jonathan Tickner covers asset recovery and multi-jurisdictional emergency procedures; longstanding civil fraud specialist Sarah Gabriel regularly assists with asset recovery cases, and obtaining and discharging freezing orders and other injunctive relief; Keith Oliver is an expert in international disputes, and the location, freezing and recovery of misappropriated assets; and Jason Woodland acts for both individuals and corporates in major disputes that frequently involve fraud allegations. The practice further includes Emma Ruane, who has notable experience in securing (and challenging) interim relief, including freezing orders, anti-suit injunctions and disclosure orders; Vlad Meerovich, whose wide-ranging caseload encompasses financial fraud; and Paul Johnson, who is ‘an absolute standout star’.

London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market

Acting for governments, multinational corporations and ultra-HNW individuals, Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP‘s recent experience encompasses several high-stakes commercial cases before the English court, as well as internationally. Head of International Keith Oliver specialises in commercial, regulatory and trust litigation. Fraud and commercial disputes leader Jonathan Tickner is an expert in large international and commercial disputes, civil fraud and asset recovery matters. His experience also includes multi-jurisdictional emergency procedures. Sarah Gabriel acts in shareholder disputes and contractual claims, while Emma Ruane has a notable track record in securing interim relief, including anti-suit injunctions, and freezing and disclosure orders. The department further includes fraud disputes specialist Jason Woodland; commercial litigator Vlad Meerovich, who is experienced in corporate and financial fraud work; and Paul Johnson, whose practice covers civil fraud, asset tracing and insolvency.

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