Mike Hawthorne
Partner
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.
Mike's experience
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Acted for investment management professionals in defending High Court claims brought by the liquidators the investment companies which they had previously managed to defend allegations that assets had been transferred out of the investment companies at undervalues.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Represented sellers in High Court dispute over deferred consideration under a sale agreement for a renewable energy company. Issue concerned buyer’s post-acquisition conduct affecting calculation, which sellers accepted in good faith, unaware of errors not discoverable at the time.
- United Kingdom
- Professional & Public Services
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Acted for a Canadian renewable energy company in an application for under the Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) Act 1975, which allows foreign courts to obtain evidence in England and Wales for use in overseas proceedings.
- Cross-Border
- Professional & Public Services
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Acting for an airline in an aircraft leasing dispute in the London Commercial Court relating to EU and US sanctions against Russia
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Acting for a group of high net worth investors in a London Circuit Commercial Court claim concerning representations made to them in the sale of an Isle of Man fund which operated UK healthcare facilities.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Acting for the high net-worth founders and shareholders of an advertising software company in successfully defending a fraudulent misrepresentation claim.
- United Kingdom
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Advised London Southend Airport in relation to a dispute with one of the Carlyle Group’s global infrastructure investment funds concerning the interpretation of a £192 million loan facility.
- £100m+
- United Kingdom
- Infrastructure
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Advised an award-winning global airline on proceedings against Airbus before the Technology & Construction Court in London regarding the A350 surface degradation and grounding of A350 Aircraft. The parties reached an amicable and mutually agreeable settlement in this legal dispute.
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Acted for a private equity investor in a dispute concerning loan note acceleration rights and subordinated creditor enforcement rights.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Acting for Dexia Crediop and Intesa Sanpaolo in four Financial List cases concerning Italian local authority interest rate hedging. The cases concern the interaction between the English law swaps contracts and Italian civil and administrative law, which is a particularly difficult area post-Brexit.
- United Kingdom and Italy
- Financial Services
Credentials
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2023Made Partner at Pinsent Masons
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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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