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Peter F. Stewart
Partner
Peter Stewart is an EMEA lead of our Energy & Natural Resources Group and a partner in the London office. Peter's practice spans energy and infrastructure projects, corporate and technology transactions and international arbitration. His geographic focus in energy, infrastructure and arbitration has been on emerging economies, while his practice also includes representation of energy, climate and other technology companies and investors, including in private equity, venture capital and mergers and acquisitions.
Peter often represents national oil and mining companies, governments and state entities in upstream oil and gas development and mining matters, commercial transactions and international arbitration. He also advises on extractives policy and regulation. His recent engagements have included negotiations of exploration, development and production agreements, joint operating agreements, as well as agreements related to gas and refined products infrastructure and development, EPC contracts and other commercial transactions. Peter has also advised national companies and governments on multimillion-dollar disputes, including before major arbitral institutions, such as ICSID and ICC.
Peter brings a decade of Silicon Valley experience to bear on corporate transactions and investments in new technologies. He has been involved in several signature transactions in energy, climate and other related technologies, as well as in online media, blockchain, life sciences and other technology businesses including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital investments and technology licences.
He has been recognised as a leading lawyer, including as a Foreign Expert Based Abroad for Ghana by Chambers and Partners and Band 1 and Band 2 Ghana by Legal 500.
Peter has practiced in New York, California, Dubai and London and travels frequently to Africa, Central Asia and South America. He has also previously served as in-house general counsel.
- Representing Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) in multiple negotiations with oil majors and other lOCs in connection with exploration, development and production projects, gas development and supply arrangements, financing and security arrangements, and disputes.
- Representing the government of Ghana in an ICC dispute with a gold mining company.
- Representing the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in a dispute with an oil major.
- Representing a national mining company in disputes with a joint venture partner.
- Representing a petroleum regulator in connection with cost assessment and recovery matters.
- Representing a utility scale battery technology company in its financing and acquisition activities.
- Representing a state-owned chemicals company in matters related to plant and mine construction.
- Representing an upstream company in its participation in the auction sale of major offshore assets.
- Advising a national oil company in connection with its sale of upstream interests to international investors.
Education
- Boston University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1994
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S., Civil Engineering, 1991
Admissions
- California, 1997
- Massachusetts, 1995
- New York, 1995
- Co-author, “How Can the Oil and Gas Industry Prepare to Deal With the Impact of COVID-19?” Squire Patton Boggs, 8 April 2020.