Oliver Rawkins
UK Guide 2025
Band 5 : Banking Litigation
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Provided by Oliver Rawkins
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Oliver is a partner in Reed Smith’s Global Commercial Disputes Group in London. He is highly qualified in a broad range of commercial and finance disputes and ranked for both in the legal directories. In particular, he was named as a Rising Star by the Legal 500 UK for Banking Litigation for several years.
Oliver’s practice covers both litigation and international arbitration, and he acts for a wide variety of clients, including multi-national corporates, financial institutions and high net worth individuals. In addition to general banking and regulatory issues, Oliver has extensive experience acting for UK and international investment and retail banks in disputes involving structured products, trade finance, derivatives.
Oliver has been seconded to the wealth and investment and commercial banking divisions of two major UK clearing banks, and to the UK in-house team of the world’s largest brewer.
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Oliver Rawkins is noted for his work acting for banks and corporate clients in financial litigation. His clients include UK-based and international investment and retail banks, and he acts for them on matters relating to structured products, derivatives and general banking issues.
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"Oliver Rawkins is an excellent, technically strong and responsive lawyer."
"Oliver is a great person and a very fine banking disputes lawyer."
"Oliver is a solicitor who reads cases well, has strong technical abilities and is an excellent people manager. He is a wonderful guy and a good strategist."
"Oliver Rawkins is an excellent, technically strong and responsive lawyer."
"Oliver is a great person and a very fine banking disputes lawyer."
"Oliver is a solicitor who reads cases well, has strong technical abilities and is an excellent people manager. He is a wonderful guy and a good strategist."