Russell Cooke Putney London 2

About Oliver

I thrive upon understanding a client’s objectives and interpreting the relevant market in order to ascertain the commercially sensible outcome.

Oliver assists the corporate and commercial department on a variety of matters, including acquisitions and disposals; group restructuring and reorganisations; shareholder agreements; employee share schemes, including EMI options; and corporate governance matters. 

He predominately works with businesses in the technology sector, working with numerous MSP and business application solutions clients.

Oliver joined Russell-Cooke in 2023 as a legal assistant in the corporate and commercial team.

Experience

  • Assisting with the disposal of an MSP (with reinvestment by management team) for circa £30m
  • Sale of a business applications solutions and MSP for circa £10m
  • Acquisition of a laundry manufacturer out of insolvency 
  • Reorganisation of a property management business
  • Assisting with the disposal of an autonomous marine sector for circa £8m
  • Various EMI option schemes, shareholders agreements and similar work

Education

  • Read Law at the University of Exeter, graduating with First-Class Honours and was awarded the Deans Commendation in 2021 and 2022
  • Achieved a Distinction in the LPC LLM at the University of Law in Guildford

Oliver's highlights

News

07.10.2025

Managing a data room during the due diligence process

Legal assistant Oliver Ward explains how virtual data rooms streamline due diligence and protect sensitive information...
Oliver Ward, legal assistant in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team.
Oliver Ward
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News

24.09.2025

Making a splash: 25 years of the Silicon Cup Regatta

Russell-Cooke sponsored the 25th anniversary Silicon Cup Regatta, which brought together teams from the technology sector for two thrilling days of sail...
Peter Jeffery, Partner in the Russell-Cooke, corporate and commercial team. Thomas Clark, partner in the Russell-Cooke corporate and commercial team. Sally Johnston, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team. Will Bond, Senior associate in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, real estate, planning and construction team. Oliver Ward, legal assistant in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team.
Multiple Authors
1 min Read
Peter Jeffery, Thomas Clark, Sally Johnston, Will Bond, Oliver Ward
News

15.09.2025

Russell-Cooke announces three legal assistants completing QWE towards qualification

Russell-Cooke has announced that three of its legal assistants are starting their Qualifying Work Experience (QWE) with the firm as part...
Ella Barker, Legal assistant in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, personal injury and medical negligence team. Molly Lockhart, legal assistant in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, family and children team. Oliver Ward, legal assistant in the Russell-Cooke Solicitors, corporate and commercial team.
Multiple Authors
1 min Read
Ella Barker, Molly Lockhart, Oliver Ward
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