Peter Sharp > Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Peter Sharp
Work Department
Litigation.
Position
Peter maintains a broad litigation practice that spans the oil and gas, financial services, insurance, aviation, and engineering sectors. He has held roles in insolvency and restructuring situations and advises clients on issues surrounding corporate governance and internal investigations. He also offers guidance to boards of directors that face corporate crises. For more information, view Peter’s bio at https://www.morganlewis.com/bios/psharp.
Education
College of Law of England & Wales, 1981, Law Society Finals; University of Oxford, 1977, BA (Hons).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Transport > Aviation
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP has strengthened its aviation practice with the arrivals of co-head Sidanth Rajagopal and Manuela Krach from K&L Gates LLP in October 2022 and March 2023 respectively, with both specialising in aviation financing. In addition to working ‘like a Swiss watch’ on matters of financing, restructuring and bankruptcy, Peter Sharp, who jointly leads the team, acts for clients engaged in disputes, including commercial, post-disaster and insurance matters. Solicitor advocate David Waldron represents clients in restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy matters, as well as commercial disputes.
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
‘With huge experience in international arbitration‘, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP‘s London team represents clients under all the major international arbitration. It routinely handles significant disputes involving the Americas, Asia, Europe, the CIS, Africa, and the Middle East. David Waldron is particularly active in financial services and oil and gas sector-related disputes; Peter Sharp has ‘great strategic appreciation‘; and Chris Warren-Smith and Melanie Ryan‘s practices also incorporate arbitration work. Recently-promoted partner Paul Mesquitta is ‘a great arbitration practitioner‘.
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
(Leading individuals)Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP has a ‘dynamic and effective’ litigation practice, and for one client, is ‘up there with the best of the magic circle firms.’ Melanie Ryan, a ‘great litigator’, represents clients across disputes in banking, financial services, and energy, and leads the team. Chris Warren-Smith, co-chair of the firm’s white collar and corporate investigations practice, is key to the team, along with ‘clever, shrewd litigator’ Peter Sharp and ‘highly experienced’ David Waldron.
London > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
For one client, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP boasts ‘one of the best banking litigation teams in the City’, describing it as ‘dynamic, highly effective, and committed’. The team is particularly strong in the securities litigation sphere, with team head Chris Warren-Smith notably skilled in this area. Also leading the team is Melanie Ryan, who is a ‘great litigator with a very good following’. Ryan represents banks and financial services firms in relation to cross-border regulatory investigations. Peter Sharp yields a ‘fantastic intellect’, and has experience in insolvency and restructuring situations. ‘Brilliant partner’ Paul Mesquitta is another name to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Aviation London > Transport
- Banking litigation: investment and retail London > Dispute resolution
- International arbitration London > Dispute resolution
- Commercial litigation: premium London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Transport > Aviation
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Finance > Securitisation
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing