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.
Juan has extensive experience advising national and international clients in all phases of energy projects, especially with respect to renewable energy and gas assets, as well as in M&A processes.
Josh is part of our UK private equity group with particular expertise in the financial services and retail sectors. Josh advises institutional investors, founders and management teams on buyouts, fundraisings and related M&A activity.
Julia advises clients in relation to all aspects of responding to cyber incidents, regulatory investigations and data subject claims. She has considerable experience advising on ransomware events. Julia also specialises in media disputes and has been involved in a number of leading and high-profile cases.
Jonathan is a partner in the Corporate/M&A practice focusing on oil and gas and energy M&A. He has over 20 years of international M&A experience and has executed multiple transactions across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Asia and Australasia.
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