Bio

Michael qualified in 1977 and was one of the founding partners of Dyer Burdett. That firm successfully practiced in Havant for over 30 years, before it merged with another local firm in 2008 to form Verisona Law. Michael is a Director and Head of the Corporate & Commercial department, specialising in all areas of corporate and transactional work, including acquisitions, mergers, start-ups and MBO’s. He leads the majority of Verisona’s high-value corporate and commercial transactions, and is responsible for the co-ordination of all legal services relating to such work. His commercial experience ranges from software contracts through to shareholders’ agreements and he regularly helps high profile clients in relation to media and entertainment law. He is also active in the insolvency field. Michael is a trustee of two charities: The Peter Osgood Trust and the Hampshire Professional Golfers’ Benevolent Association. He is also a non-executive Director of Portsmouth FC.