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Peter Rees KC KC
Position
Peter specialises in international commercial arbitration and litigation and is widely recognised as one of the leading arbitration and construction disputes lawyers in the world. He has been recommended as a leading expert in commercial arbitration and litigation by, amongst others, the Euromoney Guides to the World’s Leading Litigation Lawyers and Experts in commercial arbitration and in the Legal Business Report on Legal Experts as an expert in arbitration, commercial litigation and construction and in the Chambers ‘Leaders in their Field’ as an expert in construction.
Career
Qualified 1981; Norton Rose 1981-2006; partner 1987; partner Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 2006; legal director Royal Dutch Shell plc 2011-14. In this role, Peter had ultimate responsibility for the Shell global legal function and for advising the Shell Group management on all legal matters of group-wide importance.
Memberships
Member of the Court of the London Court of International Arbitration; member of the Governing Body of ICC Court of Arbitration; member of the Board of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution; member of the Board of Trustees of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; vice chair of the European General Counsel’s Association; solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales; fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Chartered Arbitrator; Accredited Mediator – ADR Chambers.
Education
Downing College, Cambridge University (BA law); Nottingham Trent University (MBA).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > International arbitration: arbitrators
(Leading arbitrators)Ranked: Tier 1Peter Rees KC –39 Essex Chambers ‘Peter is strong on the technical points and a good presiding arbitrator.’
39 Essex Chambers is an ‘excellent set for international arbitration matters’, with the set’s arbitrators’ expertise extending across all sectors including construction, energy and commercial disputes, as well as in sports-related arbitrations, an area in which Lord Dyson is particularly active, and in investment treaty cases, an area where Peter Rees KC – known for his pre-Bar career as a law firm partner and as Shell’s top in-house lawyer – has increased his visibility. Those who sit alongside a counsel practice include Adrian Hughes KC, who has been involved in cases in the SIAC and across the Middle East and Marion Smith KC, who has extensive experience in construction and technology arbitrations. Richard Wilmot-Smith KC is a full-time arbitrator and has a global practice in this space.
Asia Pacific: Regional International Arbitration > Arbitrators
(Leading arbitrators)Ranked: Tier 2Peter Rees KC – 39 Essex Chambers ‘An excellent presiding arbitrator with an authoritative style and an excellent grasp of technical issues.’