Mike Hawthorne
Legal Director
Mike's primary area of expertise is in banking and Financial services disputes arising from lending, hedging and regulated sales, with a particular focus on derivatives litigation (including acting for the successful party in Lehman v National Power Corporation, which was the first reported decision on the construction of the Close-out provisions in the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement).
Credentials
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2013Joined Pinsent Masons
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2010Addleshaw Goddard, Managing Associate
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2003DLA Piper, Managing Associate
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1999Clifford Chance, Associate, Hong Kong
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1997Allen & Overy, Solicitor
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1997Qualified - England and Wales
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1993University College London - LLB (hons)
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