Fraser Mitchell > Armstrong Teasdale > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Armstrong Teasdale
38-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
LONDON
WC2A 3PE
England
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Work Department

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Position

Fraser Mitchell is a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. He has experience acting in a range of complex cross-border and multijurisdictional disputes for a variety of clients including individuals, trusts, companies and funds as both claimant and defendant.

Fraser is often instructed in cases where fraud, bribery, conspiracy or breach of fiduciary duty are alleged. He regularly acts in insolvency litigation and shareholders’ disputes and has extensive experience in obtaining and resisting interim applications, often at short notice. He also has prior experience handling investigations on behalf of companies, individuals and state entities. He has advocacy experience and has appeared many times as both as sole counsel and as junior up to the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal.

Fraser is a named individual in the Legal 500 – Caribbean, where he is described as “definitely a rising star” and a “real pleasure to work with” who is “always ready to help” and “full of good humour.”

Career

Prior to joining Armstrong Teasdale, Fraser practiced in the British Virgin Islands where he was a senior associate and solicitor advocate at a leading international firm.

Fraser also has past experience working as a solicitor in the Dispute Resolution department of a large London law firm.

Education

  • BPP University Law School  (Higher Rights of Audience2018)
  • BPP University Law School  (LPCCommendation2013)
  • University of St. Andrews  (M.A.2010)
    • History

Lawyer Rankings

London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market

Committed to the cause‘, Armstrong Teasdale‘s commercial litigation department has a strong presence in the finance, natural resources, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing industries. UK department head Robert Paydon is ‘a very good strategic thinker‘; James Thorndyke focuses on sport, IP and general commercial disputes; Fraser Mitchell  is a recently-elevated partner; and senior counsel Andy Kerman is ‘a great tactician‘. Senior associate Emma Shaw and of counsel Molly Ahmed are also key litigators.