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.

• Assisted on multiple transactions with a combined value approaching £60 million ahead of the 2025-26 tax year-end, navigating accelerated deal timetables driven by Business Asset Disposal Relief changes and wider tax policy uncertainty. (Covered by Solicitors Journal here.)

• Assisted Alissa Healthcare Research Limited on its transition to employee ownership through an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), successfully completing the transaction ahead of the 2025 Budget changes to the EOT tax regime and helping the business maximise the benefits of employee ownership. (Covered by Insider Media here.)

• Assisted the shareholders of Airbench Ltd, a specialist manufacturer of industrial dust, fume and mist extraction systems, on the cross-border sale of the business to Swedish technology group Amplex Indu AB.

• Assisted the shareholders of Simpson Associates, a leading Microsoft data transformation partner, on a strategic investment from Beech Tree Private Equity, helping secure funding to accelerate growth, broaden service capabilities and pursue strategic direction.

• Assisted on the completion of more than £55 million of transactions in the week preceding the Autumn Budget 2024, helping clients across the technology, logistics, hospitality and healthcare sectors complete deals within compressed timeframes ahead of anticipated tax changes. (Covered by Insider Media here.)

• Assisted GCC Group, a leading ERP, CRM and managed IT services provider, on its sale to Xperience, creating one of the UK's largest SME digital solutions providers with more than 230 employees.

• Assisted SEA-KIT International, a pioneering developer of autonomous marine vessels and uncrewed vessel technology, on the sale of the remaining shares in the business to global geodata specialist Fugro.

• 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.