Oliver Spackman
Special Counsel (Admitted in England & Wales, not admitted in Australia)
Oliver is a senior disputes lawyer with extensive experience in significant, high-value international and domestic commercial arbitrations conducted under the major arbitral institutional rules.
He has advised clients across various industries, including oil and gas, telecommunications, construction, aerospace, manufacturing and private equity, in connection with disputes in Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the UK and the US.
Prior to his return to Australia, Oliver practised at Freshfields and Three Crowns in London, specialising in international commercial arbitration. He is admitted as a solicitor-advocate in England and Wales and has been recognised as a recommended lawyer for international arbitration in The Legal 500 UK guide.
Oliver has also taught on courses in international dispute resolution, investment treaty arbitration and energy, and public international law, at Sciences Po in Paris, King’s College University of London and Queen Mary University of London Centre for Commercial Law Studies.
Key deals
Major resources company
Acting for Australia’s largest privately owned resources company in relation to multiple disputes worth more than A$30 billion.
Major aerospace company
Acting for a multinational aviation company in an AAA-ICDR dispute regarding the termination of a $4 billion merger and acquisition agreement.
International energy consortium
Acting for an international consortium of energy majors in ICC arbitration proceedings against the government of a Middle Eastern country relating to operational, environmental and handover and cost recovery and related accounting claims arising out of the expiry of a production sharing contract.
Major global investment company
Acting for a major global investment company in an LCIA arbitration arising from post-acquisition claims for breaches of warranties and indemnities under an English law governed share purchase agreement.
Asian energy major
Acting for an Asian energy major in a SIAC arbitration commenced by its joint-venture partners under various instruments governing the parties’ exploration and development of a natural gas field in the East China Sea.
Major Australian contractor
Acting for a major Australian contractor in an ICC arbitration in relation to the design of military aircraft facilities.