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.
Giles advises on the full ambit of competition law from investigations by the CMA, sector regulators and international authorities to UK, EU and international merger control appeals of regulatory decisions. He also advises on the UK's new National Security & Investment Act.
Gurmeet has extensive experience in legal practice and has practiced law in the Middle East region since 2007. She has advised public and private clients on infrastructure and energy projects with a particular focus on PPP, renewable energy, water and power projects.
Bernard is a transactional lawyer specialising in major infrastructure projects. He advises clients throughout the various stages of a project, with a particular focus on initial procurement advice/structuring and contract preparation and negotiation.
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