Peter Flint
Partner
Peter Joined the Volterra Fietta partnership in 2021. He is a graduate of Oxford University and a qualified solicitor in England and Wales. He has more than 40 years’ experience practising in the fields of international arbitration and cross-border dispute resolution.
Over his career, Peter has been an adviser to governments and commercial parties in connection with international disputes of a global nature in a wide range of jurisdictions around the world. He has advised clients on disputes arising in the context of cross-border contracts, BITs, the Energy Charter Treaty, multilateral trade agreements and host State investment protection legislation. This includes significant experience in representing both investors and States in disputes arising under investment treaties and host State investment protection legislation, at ICSID, the PCA and elsewhere. His arbitration experience includes all of the established arbitral rules, including those of the ICC, LCIA, SCC, COMESA, SADEC, ICSID, the PCA and the Energy Charter Treaty.
Peter advises governments and commercial parties in connection with cross-border disputes in a wide range of jurisdictions, including Russia and the CIS, the Baltic States, Turkey, Lebanon, India, Pakistan, the Middle East, South and Central America, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, the USA, Canada, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, China, South Korea and a number of sub-Saharan African states. His experience covers a broad range of commercial sectors, including mining, aeronautical engineering, oil and gas exploration, energy generation and distribution, rail infrastructure, banking and financial instruments, construction and telecoms.
Peter also advises cross-border project investors on structuring their investments to obtain maximum protection under international law.
Direct dial: +44 (0)207 380 3894
Email: peter.flint@volterrafietta.com
Education
Bachelor’s degree, University of Oxford
College of Law, London
Languages
English, French
Bar admissions
England and Wales