Michael has over 30 years’ experience as a lawyer, both in private practice and as in-house Counsel. He is an accredited Mediator with CEDR and has been involved in over 280 mediations. 

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and a Chartered Arbitrator (CArb) and has handed down over 120 arbitration awards, including under the arbitration rules of the ICC, the LCIA, CIMAR and AAA-ICDR.

Michael is named in the Legal 500 2024 in Tier 3 of UK Mediators and is rated as “Recommended” in Mediation in Who’s Who Legal. He is rated as both a Global and UK National Leader in Mediation Who’s Who Legal 2020. He has also completed Investor-State Mediation training with ICSID/CEDR/IMI. He is a Certified Mediator with IMI and SIMI.

Michael accepts instructions as arbitrator, mediator and adjudicator. He is on the panels of neutrals of many of the leading UK and international private dispute resolution institutions, including CEDR, CIArb, DIAC, ACICA, SIAC, HKIAC, AAA-ICDR, ADGM, RIBA, SCMA, World Forum of Offshore Wind  as well as the RICS Dispute Board Register.