Mike's primary area of expertise is in banking and financial services disputes arising from lending, hedging, regulated sales and private equity. Mike also advises in a wide range of commercial disputes, typically including cross jurisdictional issues.
Attentive and user-friendly with clients and counsel, while being ruthless with the opposition. Mike is vastly experienced, endlessly energetic, and obsessed with fighting his client’s corner in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible.
Legal 500
- 2022
I would thoroughly endorse Mike, and the rest of his litigation team, for their significant contribution to us in the face of a highly complex and challenging process. With his formidable experience as a leading litigator, aligned with his creativity, calmness and standout intellect, Mike is rightly considered to be one the best in the business.
Infrastructure client CEO
Michael Hawthorne grasps the complexities of a case extremely quickly.
Nayna has extensive experience in commercial real estate matters, including: transfers, bonds, leases and servitudes. She has been involved in the IPP procurement since its inception advising lenders, developers and landowners on both greenfield and brownfield projects.
Nicholas is a multi-jurisdictional lawyer, arbitrator, and adjudicator, with extensive experience in the avoidance and resolution of disputes arising on infrastructure and energy projects. He works across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and Australasia, including as counsel in international commercial arbitrations.
Nick has over 25 years' experience as a disputes lawyer and advises in multijurisdictional actions in both the English High Court and international arbitral tribunals. He is identified as a leading individual for litigation in the major legal directories.
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