Job Title: Partner
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Dispute resolution lawyer & advocate - expertise in arbitration & commercial disputes | Partner at a leading UK law firm | Non-executive director | MCIArb
Lawyer specialising in cross-border commercial litigation & arbitration, insolvency & company disputes, sports law, and public law. Accepts appointments as arbitrator.
Partner and commercial litigation team lead in the dispute resolution group at B P Collins LLP - a leading UK firm in London and the Thames Valley.
I advise on a range of disputes and trading issues of national and international scope across all industry sectors, and have particular experience in environmental energy, construction / insurance, tech., pharma., and commercial sport & media.
English law qualified. Substantial experience of litigation and ADR including mediation, and UK domestic & international arbitration (incl. ICC, LCIA, SIAC, UNCITRAL and CAS rules), industry-specific arbitrations (e.g., GAFTA, FOSFA, BCA rules). Experience has included disputes in England & Wales, Europe, USA, Asia, and offshore.
Ranked in UK legal directories for commercial litigation and environmental law; Chambers and/or The Legal 500 recommendations in 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023 and 2024. Won 2019 Solicitor-Advocate of the Year at regional Law Society Excellence Awards.
Directory comments include: "an excellent lawyer and advocate and certainly an expert within his fields", "considerable experience in business litigation"; noted for "experience in international arbitration", and as someone who "frequently acts for professional athletes in arbitrations" - The Legal 500 2023; 2024.
Keen interest in sport. I am also an independent non-executive director on the Board of a multi academy trust, a former Canadian ski-instructor, and sit on the disciplinary committee of the British Basketball League, and the ANZSLA’s Sports Tribunal Referral Panel.
Country of Residence: England
Primary Branch: South East
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