Peter is counsel in King & Spalding’s London office, specialising in public international law, ESG, sanctions and business and human rights. He has represented states, businesses and individuals in some of the leading cases in his field, in the UK and internationally. In addition to his disputes practice, Peter advises States and multinationals on a range of public international law issues, including human rights, immunities and climate change.
Peter provides strategic advice to businesses on how to navigate complex, shifting and multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements relating to human rights and climate change. He has supported some of the largest companies in the world to design and implement due diligence programs to identify and address human rights and environmental impacts in their supply chains and operations. Peter works with clients on drafting public disclosures relating to ESG issues which minimise legal risk associated with greenwashing. He also advises businesses on how to put in place robust ESG governance procedures which conform with international standards and applicable regulation.
Aside from his corporate advisory practice, Peter advises States on international human rights and humanitarian law and has worked on a number of high profile regulatory reform projects (including in relation to labour rights, major sporting events and business and human rights more generally).
