AM Mediation offers commercial mediation, either remotely using online platforms or face-to-face. With long experience helping established and start-up businesses in the technology and legal sectors, AM Mediation stands particularly ready to help settle your technology and business disputes. The result is to preserve valuable commercial relationships, minimise waste of management time and provide quick and cost-effective resolutions. Mediation services are delivered in accordance with the European Code of Conduct for Mediators.

Andrew’s overarching aim is to use his long experience, attuned listening skills and calm approach to take the heat out of the dispute and help the parties discover their common ground. This will usually lead to a solution that all parties can accept over the long term. Andrew typically works in person, in Mid/North Wales, the Midlands, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire and London. He also offers online video mediation across the UK.

Experience

Andrew has qualifications in engineering and law, with a degree in Electronic Engineering, periods working in engineering in the space and automotive industries and also commercial experience in software coding. Andrew has experience, amongst other things, in web, wireless, network, AI, Fintech and encryption technologies. He also has in-depth experience in all aspects of automotive engineering, from mechanical, including powertrain and drivetrain, through to control systems, including EV and BMS technology. As an engineer and lawyer, he has been running businesses and has worked with global R&D and manufacturing businesses in electronics, telecoms, fintech, software and complex mechanical systems for over 40 years.

Andrew has served on boards and in partnership roles across the legal, education and voluntary sectors, including as Chair, Managing Partner, and Managing Director. He has also worked directly in the automotive industry and is familiar with the relationships and constraints of the motor trade from all sides.

Andrew is qualified to mediate civil and commercial disputes and is able very quickly to understand most technology, contractual and financial issues. He is experienced in both facilitative and transformative mediation techniques. Andrew does not offer family mediation, e.g. for divorce settlements.

Background knowledge of the specific industry and terminology in a dispute will often make the mediation process run even more smoothly and more efficiently. With that in mind, some of the areas in which Andrew has specialist experience are set out below.