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
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.
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.
Advising a group of commodity companies based in the UAE with operations across Africa in relation to the group’s restructuring.
Advising the Liquidator of a DIFC company in relation to its contested liquidation.
Advised on the DIFC and ADGM insolvency processes in respect of a well-funded B2B company operating in the UAE. The company was backed by eight major US-based venture capital companies.
Credentials
Education
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
Professional admissions & qualifications
- England and Wales
- The Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department