bio

Peter Dickinson

Position: Chief Legal Officer
LinkedIn

Board Committees

Member of the Social Value & Responsible Business Committee

Date of appointment

6 March 2017

Other current appointments

None

Past roles

Peter was a partner at the global law firm Mayer Brown International LLP (and its predecessor firm) between 1995 and 2017 and played a leading role in developing the firm’s Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) practice.

From 2015 until March 2017, Peter co-headed Mayer Brown’s global Technology Transactions practice. Between 2005 and 2015, he was the head of Mayer Brown’s Corporate practice in London and, in addition, between 2008 and 2015, he was the co-head of Mayer Brown’s global Corporate practice.

Skills and experience

• Substantial experience of providing legal, regulatory and commercial advice at board level;
• Significant experience advising on corporate merger and acquisition transactions, joint ventures and other significant commercial transactions, including large-scale multi-jurisdictional outsourcing projects; and
• Qualified solicitor with a degree in law from Southampton University