Oliver Marsden
UK Guide 2025
Band 5 : International Arbitration
Band 5
About
Provided by Oliver Marsden
Practice Areas
Oliver is a specialist in international arbitration. He advises and represents companies and state governments in arbitrations under commercial contracts and investment treaties and related court proceedings. He has experience across a broad range of sectors: energy (including renewables), banking/finance, pharma/biosciences, defence/aerospace, industrials, entertainment, insurance and healthcare. In particular, he has extensive experience of post-M&A and tax-related disputes. He conducts advocacy before arbitral tribunals and in the English courts, where he holds higher rights of audience.
Career
MA (Hons), Classics, Oriel College, Oxford; partner in Freshfields’ international arbitration team since 2019.
Publications
Oliver’s recent publications include the “Arbitration and ADR” volume of the Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents.
Chambers Review
UK
Oliver Marsden handles complex commercial and investor-state arbitrations in a broad range of sectors. He has particular expertise in handling post-M&A disputes for clients in the financial services and private equity spaces.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Oliver Marsden is very clever, thorough and commercial. He exercises sound judgment and gives clear advice to clients."
"Oliver is extremely bright, dedicated and strategic. He leaves no stone left unturned."
"Oliver is very responsive, calm and has a good clarity of thought."
"Oliver is a rigorously meticulous and very considered international arbitration lawyer."
"Oliver Marsden is very clever, thorough and commercial. He exercises sound judgment and gives clear advice to clients."
"Oliver is extremely bright, dedicated and strategic. He leaves no stone left unturned."
"Oliver is very responsive, calm and has a good clarity of thought."
"Oliver is a rigorously meticulous and very considered international arbitration lawyer."
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