Peter King
Biography
Peter was appointed as the Director, Treasury Legal Advisers, in December 2017.
Before his current appointment, Peter was a lawyer in private practice based in London between July 2008 and November 2017. He specialised in corporate law, advising multinational companies primarily in the financial services industry. He trained at Linklaters, where he qualified as a solicitor in 1983, and became a partner in that firm in 1990. He was subsequently a partner at Shearman & Sterling (2003-2008) and Weil Gotshal & Manges (2008-2017).
Director, Treasury Legal Advisers
The Director, Treasury Legal Advisers, acts as HM Treasury’s general counsel, responsible for providing legal advice to HM Treasury ministers and officials in relation to all aspects of HM Treasury’s work. To do this, the Director works with the team of lawyers allocated to HM Treasury, with external law firms and counsel, and with the Government Legal Department’s litigation and employment law divisions.