Nick Pearson  – CEDR Chambers  Specialising in corporate and commercial disputes, CEDR Chambers‘ Nick Pearson is ’personable and builds trust to move parties towards settlement, but without them ever feeling rushed or pushed’. A former Baker McKenzie global dispute resolution head, Pearson has mediated approximately 400 commercial mediations to date, both in the UK and overseas. He generally mediates three to four cases each month. Disputes in a recent 12-month period include insolvency sector matters; family, wills and probate issues; and professional negligence, shareholder, partnership, contract, and banking and finance-related mediations.