Highly regarded for his courtroom advocacy and particularly extensive experience (both led and unled) in substantial insolvency, company and commercial litigation, including several high profile matters for the government and private clients in recent years such as Carilion, Comet Group PPE Medpro, BHS, the Post Office Horizon litigation, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, Boris Becker and the proposed acquisition of Sky by 21st Century Fox. Examples of reported cases: Carillion (2023)  - directors’ disqualification; Comet Group (2023) – preferences; OR v Obaigbena (2022) - directors duties; Bell Pottinger (2021) – CDDA and LLPs; Balengani v Sharifpoor (2020) – setting-aside judgment; Viceroy Jones (2020) – third part costs orders; Georgalides v Sec of State (2020) – rescission of undertakings; Bajaj Healthcare (2019) – misrepresentation; Leitzbach (2018) – bankruptcy, insolvency regulations; Botleigh Grange v HMRC (2018) – Cross claims/consent orders; Genz Holdings (2018) – Foreign convictions, disqualification; A&M Access Ltd (2017) – Liquidators, personal costs; CFL Finance v Rubin (2017) – IVAs; Brooks v Armstrong (2017) – wrongful trading; Kombinat Aluminjuma (2016) - Cross-Border Insolvency; Walker v NatWest (2016) – financial misselling, administrators.

Called 2002, Lincoln’s Inn; junior counsel to the Crown A Panel 2016-to date (formerly B Panel 2011-2016 and C Panel 2006-2011).

Publications: General Editor of Mithani: Directors’ Disqualification.

Armenian (fluent)

COMBAR; ChBA.

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Sports particularly tennis, basketball, football.