Profile
Position
Peter is a Partner at Squire Patton Boggs and London Head of International Arbitration. He has more than 30 years of experience as a commercial litigator and is increasingly in demand for his mediation skills. Peter is a qualified CEDR Mediator and has conducted mediation work for over 20 years. He has significant experience in international sales of goods disputes, fraud compliance and regulatory work, contractual warranty claims, partnership and Director/Shareholder disputes.
Career
Trained at Bowman Gilfillan (Cape Town). Qualified in 1984.
Trained at Richards Butler (now Reed Smith) in London. Qualified in 1989.
Associate then Partner at Hammonds (now Squire Patton Boggs) 1992 to date.
Head of Litigation 1998 to 2004.
European and Middle East Managing Partner 2004 to 2016.
Has a wealth of leadership and management experience, which he uses to good effect in his mediation work.
In 2010 led the firm into a successful transatlantic combination.
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Education
B.Com, LLB (KwaZulu/Natal, S Africa)
University of Cambridge (St John’s College): MA in Law
Solicitor of the Senior Courts, England and
Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa
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