Avocats – England

Peter Bates

I am a Senior Associate in the firm's Corporate team and provide clients with a range of general corporate and transactional advice. The focus of my practice is venture capital and my clients tend to be startups, growth companies, founders and investors. I joined Lewis Silkin in 2021 from the corporate finance department of a US firm. Since joining Lewis Silkin I have advised on a wide range of corporate transactions, ranging from early stage investment rounds to exits by way of M&A. In addition to transactional work, much of my time is also spent helping clients with their day-to-day general corporate law requirements, whether that's advising companies on a departing founder or assisting companies navigate their shareholder arrangements. I am also heavily involved with Startup by Lewis Silkin, the firm's dedicated community resource for startups, founders and venture capital investors.

Lewis Silkin

Peter Bedingfield

Freemans Solicitors

Peter Binning

Peter Binning is a highly respected criminal defence lawyer who specialises in fraud and regulatory litigation, much of it international. He has many years’ experience of investigations and prosecutions relating to fraud, regulatory breaches, corruption, cartels, export control, sanctions and tax evasion acting for Board level executives. Peter’s recent work includes several major tax cases, including the defence of Bernie Ecclestone, major SFO prosecutions such asthe defence of ENRC where the investigation was dropped and the successful defence of the former Chief Executive of Barclays Bank. He is now acting in the defence of a former senior executive of Glencore charged with corruption where a trial is likely to take place in 2027. Financial Conduct Authority matters include insider dealing and market abuse and one of the first FCA high frequency trading cases. Some of the LIBOR and FX related cases have also involved cartel allegations both in the EU and in the USA as well as Brazil. A recent investigation involving whistle-blower allegations including non-financial misconduct resulted in the closure of the investigation with a letter of education.

Corker Binning

Peter Bourke MRICS

Peter is the firm's senior partner and part of the Property & Commercial Litigation team. Peter deals predominantly with agricultural rural property issues including freehold disputes and landlord and tenant problems. His freehold work mostly relates to adverse possession and rights of way. The landlord and tenant matters cover commercial, residential and agricultural property. His particular specialist area is agriculture with AHA succession tenancy disputes being a key element of his work. He deals with the issues faced by farmers, landlords and tenants. He advises many farming businesses on partnership problems. He usually finds a pragmatic solution for the benefit of his clients. As a qualified Chartered Surveyor, Peter has a detailed understanding of the problems facing both landlords and tenants.

Wilsons

Peter Brewer

Peter is a Partner in the Commercial and Private Client litigation team and deals with the resolution of complex, high value commercial disputes, and is particularly specialist in acting on corporate litigation.

Clarke Willmott LLP

Peter Burgess

Founding Partner and FMC mediator

Burgess Mee

Peter Cadman

Consultant. Retained by the Architects Registration Board, Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, the Federation Against Copyright Theft and TM Eye. An experienced litigator who has added to his reputation with involvement in complex regulatory matters; professional regulatory work both on behalf of the professional bodies themselves and individual members of the professions, experienced Sports Law practitioner, considerable experience in contentious Intellectual Property Rights matters both civil and criminal, retained by Premier League Football Clubs in relation to sports law issues relating to the clubs and individual players. An experienced criminal litigator now largely involved in privately funded cases.

Russell-Cooke LLP

Peter Carney

Partner

TLT

Peter Clegg

Peter is a commercial property law specialist experienced in advising investors and developers on high-value investments and complex developments throughout the country. He also advises borrowers on commercial property refinancings, as well as advising owners and occupiers on landlord and tenant work. In addition, Peter advises business owners on the property aspects of company acquisitions and disposals. Investors from a range of sectors including industrial, office, leisure and hotel sectors turn to Peter for advice on acquisitions, disposals and the management of their real estate assets. Additionally, Peter assists developer clients with land acquisitions, options and pre-emptions, site assembly and development agreements. Peter also advises borrowers on complex, high-value property refinancing transactions which often involve substantial commercial property portfolios

Keystone Law

Peter Coats

Peter is a Partner and Head of M&A. He advises on corporate and corporate finance transactions of all different types and sizes. He acts for clients from a wide variety of market sectors. Peter’s clear commercial advice has won him the trust and loyalty of his clients. Peter provides specialist advice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and shareholders’ agreements, venture capital, corporate finance and fundraising, lending arrangements, company formation, partnerships and commercial contracts. Peter acts for clients from various industry sectors including property, hotels and leisure, healthcare, marketing, IT, education and manufacturing. Some of his recent matters include advising on the $120m exit from an offshore family trust, advising on the £60m purchase of a Championship football club and acting on the $40m buyback of shares in a manufacturing company.

Weightmans LLP

Peter Considine

Consultant

Walker Morris LLP

Peter Cooper

Peter is a commercial property partner specialising in renewable energy with a particular focus on solar PV, onshore wind, battery storage, electric vehicle charging, anaerobic digestion, and synchronous condensor projects. He advises landowners, developers and funders across the full project lifecycle, from heads of terms and site acquisition through to financing, development and disposal. His practice spans a wide range of clean energy technologies, and he advises on power purchase agreements, easements and wayleaves, options, leases and agreements for lease. Peter also regularly undertakes property due diligence and supports energy clients on corporate transactions. Peter acts for both large-scale developers and private landowners, including farmers and landed estate owners with extensive experience negotiating with energy companies such as EDF and Statkraft. He also supports clients on the deployment of commercial rooftop solar schemes and the development of ground source heatpump networks for housing developments.

Keystone Law

Peter Cranston

Consultant

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Peter Crawford

Partner and Head of Corporate at Freeths Sheffield

Freeths LLP

Peter Crossley

Peter is a Partner at Squire Patton Boggs and London Head of International Arbitration. He has more than 30 years of experience as a commercial litigator and is increasingly in demand for his mediation skills. Peter is a qualified CEDR Mediator and has conducted mediation work for over 20 years. He has significant experience in international sales of goods disputes, fraud compliance and regulatory work, contractual warranty claims, partnership and Director/Shareholder disputes.

IPOS Mediation

Peter Crossley

Partner

Squire Patton Boggs

Peter Csemiczky

Peter Csemiczky is an expert criminal defence solicitor in our Serious & General Crime team who offers his clients a complete service from investigation to trial. He acts for individuals and organisations facing a broad spectrum of criminal allegations: from homicide and other violent offences to serious sexual assaults, drugs, communications, and motoring offences. Whatever the allegation, Peter understands the impact of an investigation or proceedings on his clients and gives the same intense commitment to all his cases. Peter has a particularly strong reputation for representing professionals, high-profile, and High Net Worth individuals for whom any suggestion that they may be connected to criminality is can be professionally and personally devastating. He takes pride in providing his clients with a truly personal, dedicated service, whatever the problem they face. Peter is expert in navigating the investigation and prosecution processes so that allegations are either ended early or are completed in in the most discreet way possible. His diligent case preparation, fierce determination and sympathetic manner mean that clients are highly enthusiastic about the results he achieves. Peter’s success in this area is, in part, due to his ability to handle with sensitivity matters which, if not given the appropriate care and attention, would cause huge personal, professional, financial, and reputational damage. Peter has a niche specialism in advising school and university students facing disciplinary investigations, often involving sexual allegations, which have the potential, if not handled correctly, to develop into police investigations.

Hickman & Rose

Peter Daly

Peter is a Principal Employment Lawyer based in London. He specialises in all areas of employment law, with a particular expertise in whistleblowing and discrimination claims. Peter has acted in a string of high profile litigation cases in recent years: he acted for Shahmir Sanni, who brought attention to EU referendum voting irregularities. He acted for Maria Bamieh as far as the Court of Appeal in her litigation arising from allegations of corruption at Kosovo’s European Union Rule of Law Mission. He acted for Mr Greg Pytel in his claim against OFGEM in which the EAT found that aspects of the legislatory regime covering the utilities sector infringed the European Convention on Human Rights. His case on behalf of Jordi Casamitjana Costa, which seeks to recognise ethical veganism as a protected philosophical belief, attracted news coverage around the globe. Peter is also an adept negotiator, who specialises in settling complex cases without the need for litigation. He has a particular expertise around the NHS.

Slater and Gordon

Peter Daly

Peter is one of the UK's leading employment lawyers and specialises in advising individuals as well as organisations.

Doyle Clayton

Peter Daniel

Partner - Head of Private Wealth

Collyer Bristow LLP

Peter Dawson

Consultant in the real estate team. Specialises in strategic land (in particular, promotion agreements) and all aspects of property development; including planning and related matters and sale and purchase structures. Manages teams in the acquisition and disposal of large portfolios of properties and large investment properties, with oversight of landlord and tenant management work for substantial investment clients. Clients include Clipstone Land, Southern Properties Group, Landform Estates and the Ilchester Estate.

Russell-Cooke LLP

Peter Dawson

Peter advises on the full spectrum of brand strategy, protection and management issues. Peter deals with the complete lifecycle of brands from conception and clearance, through to filing strategies and securing rights, and maintaining their scope of protection via watching services and contentious registry disputes (including negotiating and drafting undertakings and co-existence agreements, where appropriate). “I engage with brand owners on a daily basis across a wide range of sectors, with a particular focus on the entertainment sectors. I provide a proactive and value driven approach to brand strategy. This helps clients ensure their portfolios align to their businesses and are underpinned by commercial data and a cost-benefit analysis. Put simply, I see brands as a commercial tool which can give a competitive advantage in the marketplace when secured and deployed strategically.” Peter is a UK Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, European Trade Mark and Design Attorney and Irish Trade Mark Agent. He is a member of CITMA and Chair’s INTA’s Non-Traditional Marks Europe and Central Asia Subcommittee. Prior to joining Wiggin, Peter started his career at a leading firm of trade mark attorneys before joining an international law firm.

Wiggin LLP

Peter De Maria

Peter is the firm’s Senior Partner. He specialises in all areas of employment law acting for both employers and employees. He has particular expertise in advising on the enforcement of restrictive covenants, team moves and bonus claims in the High Court.

Doyle Clayton

Peter Deegan

Consultant

Wordley Partnership