Oliver Spence

Associate

Abu Dhabi

Oliver is a senior associate in the Financial Industry Group in our Dubai office and has experience advising on restructuring and insolvency matters in several jurisdictions. Oliver has more than 10 years of experience advising on restructuring and bankruptcy related matters, with more than 4 years’ spent in the UAE. Oliver’s experience includes distressed acquisitions and disposals, personal bankruptcy, fraud, asset-tracing, debt and antecedent claims as well as advising on directors’ duties and security enforcement. Oliver has been involved in several notable UAE restructurings, advising creditors, companies, insolvency practitioners, shareholders or other stakeholders.

Experience

Representative matters

Advising the board and restructuring committee of one of the largest healthcare providers in the GCC.
Advising a majority shareholder of an international group of companies in relation to the proposed debt restructuring.
Lead counsel to a company on its international debt restructure.

Credentials

Education

  • Nottingham Law School, 2017, Legal Practice Course
  • Nottingham Law School, 2013, Graduate Diploma in Law
  • Nottingham Trent University, 2011, LL.B., Media with Specialist Pathways

Professional admissions & qualifications

  • England and Wales
  • The Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department

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