Stephen YorkConsultant Mediator |
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| "The fact that we reached a settlement with X was, in very large measure, due to the considerable skill and expertise you brought to the mediator role........" |
Solicitor
Admitted in England
Admitted in Hong Kong Admitted in Australian |
International Arbitration and ADR specialist with substantial experience in Projects, Energy, IT/Telecoms and Transport disputes. Rated in Chambers and Legal 500 as one of the leading ADR lawyers in the UK |
Work for the last 20 years has involved extensive international arbitration and ADR, acting as counsel for major companies before Tribunals and in mediations. Specialist experience as a lawyer in Construction and Civil Engineering projects, IT/Telecoms and Energy/Oil & Gas work.
Very experienced as a mediator and one of the recognised leaders in the field, often in high profile and substantial disputes. Successful recent mediations involved an alleged Art Fraud, Final Account on a Shopping Centre Development, a Process Plant failure, Insurance policy issues, and Shareholder disputes. International experience includes appointments by the ICC and LCIA as mediator, as well as arbitrator.
To quote from a letter received after a mediation from the Chief Solicitor of one of the largest construction companies in the world:
"The fact that we reached a settlement with X was, in very large measure, due to the considerable skill and expertise you brought to the mediator role........"
Author of the respected textbook Practical ADR, published by FT Law & Tax (now Sweet & Maxwell).
The Legal 500 said about him:
"International Commercial Arbitration
1999 brought a significant rise in the amount of international arbitration being carried out by (his firm) in London. The firm has targeted India and South America as growth areas and this has been reflected in its assignments. Stephen York, an active panel member of the LCIA, is very experienced."
"Litigation: Mediators
The star of (his firm's) litigation department in London, Stephen York, has long been a champion of ADR and is very well respected as a mediator."
"Litigation: Commercial Dispute Resolution
(His firm) has a reputation for finding creative solutions to disputes, with Stephen York a trail-blazer in the field of mediation."
Chambers says:
"Delightfully wild and mercurial," he is seen as an "idiosyncratic and powerful personality." He has "a very good grasp of the issues, the necessary powers of persuasion and is able to get people in the right frame of mind."
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