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Michael has a broad practice spanning international arbitration (both commercial and investor-state) and commercial litigation. He is regularly instructed in high-value, complex disputes, often including a foreign law or public international law element. He is equally comfortable working on cases of lesser value, whether led or unled.

Michael’s current/recent matters include:

• Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd – acting for BHP Group (UK) Ltd and BHP Group Limited in the US$ multi-billion group litigation arising from the Fundão dam collapse in Brazil (with a team including Daniel Toledano KC and Nicholas Sloboda KC)
• Goh Chin Soon v People’s Republic of China - defending the People’s Republic of China (led by Michael Sullivan KC) in investor-state arbitration proceedings before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in an expropriation claim relating to land said to be worth in excess of US$1.5 billion
• Rolls-Royce Holdings plc v Goodrich Corporation – acting for various Rolls Royce entities (with Daniel Toledano KC and David Caplan) in Commercial Court proceedings against Goodrich Corporation relating to the exercise of a call option and allegations of breaches of exclusivity rights
• Acting in arbitration proceedings (LCIA Rules) in a dispute following the termination of a contract relating to the construction of a processing facility in Russia
• Advising an ultra-high net-worth individual (including in proceedings in Jersey) in relation to a family dispute involving the wrongful transfer of assets and mismanagement of various offshore entities (led by John McCaughran KC and Laurence Emmett KC)

Michael has been listed as a Future Leader in International Arbitration by Who’s Who Legal (now Lexology Index) since 2018 and in 2025 was listed as “Most Highly Regarded” within that category.

Called to the Bar 2019 (Middle Temple)

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, London (Associate / Senior Associate, International Arbitration) [2013-2019]

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Dubai (Associate, Dispute Resolution) [2012-2013]

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Toronto (Associate, Litigation) [2008-2012]

Judicial Law Clerk to the Federal Court of Appeal, Canada [2007-2008]

University of Toronto, Juris Doctor [2003-2006]

University of British Columbia, BA (Honours) (Economics) (First Class) [1999-2003]