Peter jointly heads the Corporate, Commercial & Finance team. He works with a wide range of clients from those in the media and fashion industries, to start up and established tech companies and international private equity houses.
He has particular expertise in advising on corporate finance transactions, working with founders, agents and talent and negotiating UK-US transactions. Peter is ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers and his clients value his guidance and his ability to help them resolve complex issues.
He Chairs the Corporate Social Responsibility group, and advises a number of national charities and social enterprises. He is proud to be a trustee of Making History, Sport England subsidiaries, and Spring Impact.
Peter’s overall guidance of his exceptional team was inspiring.
Client, 2020
Without his leadership, we would have been overwhelmed by the process to which we had commercially agreed.
Client, 2020
His patience in the face of a disparate shareholder group was unerring and his advice invaluable.
Client, 2020
Peter Weiss – the partner and visionary behind a first-class team of associates and juniors. Without his inspiration, we would not have been as well looked after.
Legal 500, 2021
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