Mike Phillips

Mike Phillips is a partner in the Dispute Resolution group.

Mike specialises in shipping, contentious ship finance and ship and offshore vessel construction. Mike’s clients include shipowners, traders, insurers, and banks and funds.

With 25 years’ of practice in the marine and international trade sector, Mike has a wealth of knowledge and experience which he brings to bear to help clients resolve their most complex and difficult problems. Representing some of the largest and most well-known companies in the marine and international trade sector, Mike is known as both an exceptional lawyer and a clever strategist. Equally at home in London arbitration or multi-jurisdictional Court proceedings, Mike has a strong record of success for clients in a wide range of matters from shipping and cargo claims, groundings and vessel fires through to complex multi-vessel finance enforcement.

On the construction side, Mike has represented shipyards and buyers on a range of projects from super-yachts through to complex offshore vessels and rigs.

Mike regularly delivers training to industry professionals, on a bespoke basis for clients, and through the leading industry association, BIMCO.

He has been recommended as a leader in his field for a number of years. Legal 500 UK 2024 notes “Mike Phillips brings excellent knowledge and experience to the table which is key to getting on the front foot and preventing potentially expensive disputes escalating” and “he always gives valuable and creative support that is solution oriented.”