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Charles Middleton-Smith

Commercial full-time mediator with 20 years’ experience in all business sectors. During this period Charles has established (non-exclusively) specialisms in media, arts and entertainment, banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, family business, and trusts, wills and probate. Feedback from his clients indicates the ability to deploy, where appropriate, evidence of detailed preparation, establishing trust and rapport, robust challenging, calming high emotion, and humour. Charles was also published in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame 2018. · IPOS Mediation

EnglandMediation, Banking & FinanceEnglish

About

Commercial full-time mediator with 20 years’ experience across all business sectors and specialist experience in media, arts and entertainment, banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, family business, and trusts, wills and probate. Former solicitor and partner (Solicitor 1978–2007; Partner, Squire Sanders 1991–2007), CEDR-trained in 1997 and mediating exclusively since 2007; published in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame 2018.

Practice areas

MediationBanking & FinanceCorporate / M&AMedia, Arts & EntertainmentFamilyTrusts, Wills & Probate

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Expertise

MediaArts and EntertainmentBanking and FinanceMergers & AcquisitionsFamily BusinessTrusts, Wills & Probate

Admissions

  • Solicitor (England) — 1978–2007
  • CEDR training (1997)

Languages

English