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.
David advises companies in the energy, life sciences and healthcare sectors on all matters of individual and collective employment law, employee data protection and employment law compliance. He focuses on the areas of ‘New Work’, support in complex separation processes and internal investigations as well as legal innovation.
David specialises in providing risk management and dispute resolution advice to clients operating in the infrastructure and energy sectors. David has acted for developers, main contractors and sub-contractors on a wide range of high profile and technically complex projects and disputes.
David heads our specialist financial services team covering financial regulation, insurance and funds and asset management. He also leads the Advanced Delivery Team.
Dieter is an Of Counsel in Pinsent Masons’ Düsseldorf office. He has many years of experience in transactions and corporate law structuring as well as in setting up and optimising compliance and risk management systems. Dieter is well-connected in the SME sector and has strong ties to international group of companies.
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