Andrew Paton
Solicitor

A partner with Pinsent Masons since 1986 and a litigation lawyer for more than 23 years. Andrew has specialised, throughout most of his career, in professional indemnity matters. In 2002 Andrew relinquished his responsibilities as head of insurance litigation at the firm's Birmingham office to become national head of risk management. He is accredited as a mediator by CEDR and for many years was a member of CEDR's mediation training faculty. He is a director of ADR Net Limited, a practitioner member of the Civil/Commercial Panel of the Law Society and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. His mediation career began in 1990 since which time he has handled a very broad range of commercial disputes (including multi-party) which have included construction, landlord and tenant, nuisance, partnership, insurance, professional negligence, personal injury, medical negligence, commercial contracts and minority shareholder disputes. He is founder member and chairman of the Association of Midlands Mediators, a contributor to the FT Law and Practice Text "Litigation Practice" in relation to ADR, author of numerous articles on mediation and a regular speaker at ADR conferences and seminars.

Contact at:
Pinsent Masons, 3 Colmore Circus, Birmingham B4 6BH
Tel: 0121 200 1050 Fax: 0121 626 1040

Email: andrew.paton@pinsentmasons.com