Gareth Price

Gareth Price served as Global Managing Partner of Allen & Overy from February 2020 to July 2023, leading one of the world's largest law firms during transformative periods including the COVID-19 pandemic and negotiations toward a major merger. He attended the University of Cambridge, where he earned a Master of Arts degree between 1990 and 1993. Price joined Allen & Overy as a trainee and became one of the firm's youngest partners in 2003.

Prior to his managing partner appointment, Price held the position of Global Head of the Projects Group and Co-Head of Energy at Allen & Overy, where he worked on aspects of development, acquisition, disposal and funding of energy and infrastructure assets globally, with particular focus on energy security, affordability and decarbonisation. He advised Japan's Hitachi on its £696 million acquisition of Britain's Horizon nuclear project from E.ON and RWE in October 2012. His expertise extended to structured finance, including work across senior debt, mezzanine debt, and multi-source financings involving export credit agency finance and debt capital markets issues.

Career history

• Global Managing Partner, Allen & Overy (May 2020 – July 2023)
• Global Head of Projects Group and Co-Head of Energy, Allen & Overy
• Head of Projects at Allen & Overy (appointed May 2012)
• Global Co-Head of Energy, Allen & Overy (prior to 2012 appointment)
• Trainee, Allen & Overy

As managing partner, Price steered Allen & Overy through the pandemic and played a pivotal role in negotiations with Shearman & Sterling that resulted in a merger creating a global firm with 3,900 lawyers across 49 offices. What Gareth Price could bring to a senior leadership role: A seasoned operator with three decades of experience at a Magic Circle law firm, Price combines deep technical expertise in energy and infrastructure law—sectors critical to the global energy transition—with demonstrated ability to navigate complex organizational leadership during crises. His negotiating acumen in major corporate transactions and his track record managing market-leading practices position him well for roles requiring both legal sophistication and strategic firm management capabilities.