Sam O'Leary > Chambers of Lord Grabiner KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of Lord Grabiner KC
One Essex Court
TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9AR
England
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Position

Sam O’Leary has a broad commercial practice encompassing litigation, arbitration and advice. He has particular experience of complex financial matters; contentious corporate and shareholder litigation; energy and resources; jurisdictional disputes; and civil fraud. He has substantial trialexperience, both alone and with a leader. Significant recent cases include: SKAT v Solo Capital Partners LLP (ongoing litigation relating to massive Danish tax fraud); Tsareva v Ananyev (major multi-party jurisdictional dispute); Komoto Copper v Africa Horizons Investments (anti-suit injunction relating to mining contractual dispute); Re Edwardian Group Limited (shareholder action relating to the management and ownership of a £1bn hotel business); The RBS Rights Issue Litigation (acting for RBS in £4bn claim under s 90 FSMA); Dana Gas PJSC v Dana Gas Sukuk Ltd (validity of a $850m Islamic Finance structure); Re Charterhouse Capital Limited (six-week trial and subsequent appeal relating to the management buy-out of a leading private equity house).

Career

Called 2007; Lincoln’s Inn.

Memberships

COMBAR; Chancery Bar Association

Education

Oxford, (2006 BCL (Distinction)).

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Company

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4

Sam O’LearyOne Essex Court ‘Sam is extremely clever and able to focus on what is important to achieve the best possible outcome for the case.’

London Bar > Fraud: civil

(Rising stars)Ranked: Tier 1

Sam O’Leary – One Essex Court ‘An intellectual barrister who thinks a lot about legal problems and comes up with very interesting ideas.