Oliver Schneider-Sikorsky
Year Qualified:
- Sep 2012 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales
- Feb 2013 – Higher Rights of Audience
- Jul 2014 – Called to the Bar
Oliver is qualified as both a solicitor and barrister. His practice encompasses business crime, regulatory investigations, and general criminal litigation. He routinely represents HNW individuals, business moguls, entertainers, and sportspersons accused of crimes and misconduct.
Oliver has over a decade of experience as a commercial litigator, prosecutor, and criminal defence lawyer. He specialises in advising high profile individuals and liaising with family office advisors on sensitive issues that require an appreciation of both commercial and criminal issues. His expertise extends to reputational advice and crisis management.
Oliver has been the lead senior associate on some of BCL Solicitors LLP’s largest matters. These include multi-jurisdictional criminal, civil, and regulatory investigations. He regularly project manages large teams of counsel, foreign lawyers, and experts with multi disciplines and he is highly effective in coordinating complex strategies.
Following a BA in Classics at Merton College, Oxford, Oliver began his legal career in 2010 at a leading American law firm in London and qualified as a solicitor into their white-collar litigation and international arbitration team in 2012. He joined BCL from a leading criminal defence team, prior to which he spent time as a Crown Prosecutor, and later a barrister at 2 Hare Court representing clients in regulatory tribunals and the criminal courts.