Michael Cover qualified as a barrister and worked as in-house counsel and then requalified as a solicitor (England & Wales) in private practice. He has been working full-time as a third-party neutral (mediator, arbitrator and adjudicator) for the last ten years. He is a CEDR- Accredited Mediator and has completed around 250 mediations. In addition to his commercial mediation qualification, Michael is trained as a family and family business mediator and has trained as an Investor State Mediator. He is on the panels of mediators of many of the leading ADR institutions around the world and is a Certified Mediator with both the International Mediation Institute and the Singapore International Mediation Institute. His mediation practice encompasses commercial and contract disputes, construction and engineering, energy, IP and IT and technology, Insurance, maritime, pharmaceuticals, public procurement, shareholder and partnership disputes.
His mediation style combines facilitative and evaluative approaches. He has experience in mediating in the GCC and is a Member of ArbDB Chambers.
