About Michael
Michael is the Head of HFW’s Global Construction Team, and in addition to the management responsibilities this entails, he maintains an active practice.
Since qualifying in 1995, Michael has advised on legal and contractual issues of projects, not only in the UK and continental Europe but also in the Middle East, North Africa, East Asia and Central America.
He has run many high-value cases, including a number with a value over a billion dollars, via litigation and arbitration as well as other disputes processes. The projects he has experience of have included renewables, oil & gas, offshore and transport infrastructure.
Michael is the co-author of the only specialist book dealing solely with changes to work scope on projects, called Construction Contract Variations, published by Informa. He also regularly speaks at conferences, lectures on a university course and was on the review panel for the FIDIC 2027 suite.