Member Profiles

Barrisford Petersen is the Managing Director of BBP Law and holds a BA and LLB degree from the University of the Western Cape and has studied extensively in the United Kingdom and USA. Barrisford established the first Cape Town based legal practice specializing in the energy sector and is an international oil and gas law specialist with more than 18 years’ experience in the industry and he is the founder of BBP Law. Barrisford previously worked as manager of legal services for the South African national oil company now known as the PetroSA. He then entered the private sector and practiced as an advocate of the High Court of South Africa and managed his own private legal practice which focused exclusively on African oil and gas activities. In 2009 he joined a leading corporate and commercial law firm in South Africa where he was appointed as the head of the oil and gas division. Barrisford has extensive experience in the international oil and gas industry, having worked closely with a number of local and international oil and gas companies doing business in many African countries including: Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Botswana, Tanzania, Gabon, Congo, Yemen, Nigeria, Somalia, Angola, Namibia, Mauritania and Chad. He has advised clients on bidding rounds, host government contracts and has been involved in drafting and negotiating of oil and gas related agreements for some of the most complex oil and gas projects. Barrisford recently presented a Master Class course on Africa’s Oil and Gas Contract to industry specialists in South Africa and Ghana. He is also part of the team awarded the 2014 Legal Advisor of the Year Award by African Investor. Barrisford brings to BBP Law not only his accumulated experience but also a network of relationships essential for doing business in Africa.

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I have been dedicated to all types of civil and commercial matters and procedures for more than 35 years. Drafting of partners' agreements. Second Chance Law Lawyer, debt cancellation. Debt claim. PREVENTIVE ADVICE I practice as a lawyer for preventive legal advice: the greater the development of societies, the greater the need for legal services. I help sign partner agreements that avoid many problems in the future. I am a second chance law attorney to obtain debt cancellation. For years I have dedicated myself as a lawyer to the coordination of legal matters, because law is interrelated and it is very important to have a multidisciplinary team capable of providing the best solutions to problems and saving money on lawyers. The first consultation does not entail any commitment for the client. Subsequently, a written estimate will be made defining the cost of the matter.” JUDICIAL PROCEDURES There is a lot at stake in lawsuits: court experience is necessary. The trials are very agile and you must have a good knowledge of the complex procedural laws. I believe in collaboration between client and lawyer, for the preparation of the briefs and the trial. The client is the main expert of their problem VIRTUAL OFFICE Experience meets technology. This has allowed me, together with my collaborators, to develop the first Virtual Law Firm because I believe in justice for all. I have taken advantage of my experience and technological advances to create, together with my collaborators, a Virtual Law Office, designed to accompany the client in carrying out simple legal procedures, with the possibility that he himself can download the necessary documentation at a lower cost. . The Virtual Office makes it possible for legal matters of minor amounts to be resolved and solutions to injustices achieved.

Specialties Corporate, commercial and insolvency advice from all aspects, although with a special incidence in: - mercantile, corporate operations, mergers and acquisitions, contracting, - insolvency, in defense of the companies, of the creditors and acting as Insolvency Administrator, - second opportunity procedures, - real estate, Mediator and Bankruptcy Administrator appointed by Courts in a plurality of bankruptcy proceedings. Professional career Antonio has previously worked as a senior lawyer in law firms: BUFETE RIBALTA (today GARRIGUES) and ERNST & YOUNG Legal. He has also worked as head of the corporate and commercial law areas of the companies DANONE and ALMIRALL PRODESFARMA. Antonio is actually a member-vocal of the Bankruptcy Law Commission of the Bar Association of Barcelona. Education Law degree from the University of Barcelona, ​​1991. Master for corporate executives and tax experts from the CEU Abad Oliba University, 1994. Languages Spanish, Catalan, English and French. Recognitions and teaching He has been a professor of corporate and commercial law at the University of Barcelona and a business diploma school.

I joined Grupo Gispert in 2000. From 2012 to 2018 I lead the Litigation and Arbitration Department and I worked with the Corporate Law Department too, particularly regarding shareholders conflicts and other corporate matters. I am currently more focused in corporate transactions and cross border M&A, shareholder agreements and director’s liability. Before joining Grupo Gispert, I did an internship in various Firms in the UK. I have more than 20 years of experience as a lawyer and have been selected 5 consecutive years by Chambers and Partners and 3 years by Best Lawyers. I speak, apart from Spanish and Catalan, English and Italian and I am currently improving my French.