"I advise clients on their most complex crisis mandates and high stakes disputes. I have particular experience in group and class actions, fund disputes and public law mandates. I help my clients find practical solutions to business-critical issues and I am known for cutting to the key issues in a dispute very quickly."
Overview
Professional experience
Education and qualifications
Overview
Andrew is a commercial litigator based in London who specialises in high stakes and crisis litigation, including funded group and class actions for major international organisations, business-critical public law mandates and complex fund and financing disputes. His work frequently has a cross-border element or involves clients facing significant reputational or commercial risk.
Andrew works in close collaboration with lawyers from the firm’s other market-leading practice areas, including Corporate, Finance, Funds and TMT in cross-office, multidisciplinary teams.
Work highlights
A global telecoms company on Ofcom’s consultation on competition issues arising from an auction of 5G spectrum usage rights, culminating in a judicial review of Ofcom's decision and an appeal to the Court of Appeal
A number of major UK airlines on their judicial review challenge to the Department of Health’s Coronavirus quarantine rules
A major investment bank in relation to the LME nickel market crisis
A global commodities company in relation to a shareholder class action concerning market disclosures
A major private equity group in relation to group litigation proceedings following the nationalisation of certain mortgage lenders in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis
A global financier in relation to a number of distressed asset financing disputes
Professional experience
Andrew's other notable matters include:
A major investment bank in relation to institutional scale litigation involving sovereign bond issuances
A major UK and international accounting network in respect of various conduct and risk issues
Education and qualifications
Andrew studied Law at the Queensland University of Technology and was awarded the University Prize for Insolvency Law in his final year.
