Adam is a mediator specialising in commercial and financial disputes.

A litigation lawyer by background, Adam was called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn in 2004, was a Tutor in Commercial Law at the University of Bristol, and then qualified in 2007 as a barrister following a pupillage at 4 Stone Buildings. He worked at Macfarlanes, Addleshaw Goddard and Fox Williams, before becoming a consultant commercial and financial litigation lawyer.

During his practice, Adam has worked, and continues to work on a number of high profile, complex and multi-party disputes in the English Business and Property Courts and in LCIA, UNCITRAL and ICC arbitrations. Recent clients include high-profile corporations, investors, financial institutions, property developers, and individuals. Adam’s experience in reported cases includes:

Bank Leumi (UK) plc v Wachner [2011] EWHC 656 (Comm)

Barclays Bank plc v UniCredit Bank AG & Anor [2012] EWHC 3655 (Comm)

Barclays Bank plc v UniCredit Bank AG & Anor [2014] EWCA Civ 302

UBS AG v KWL [2014] EWHC 3615

CIS General Insurance Limited v IBM United Kingdom Limited [2021] EWHC 347 (TCC)

BRG NOAL GP S.ar.l v Kowski & Anor [2022] EWHC 867 (Ch)

Adam became CEDR accredited as a commercial mediator in 2024, is an Associate Mediator registered with the Civil Mediation Council, and is currently taking appointments as mediator for commercial disputes, both in person and online, in the UK and internationally, and would be delighted to discuss your requirements. Please do contact him using the contact form on this website, or emailing Adam at adam@adamsfortune.com.