Andrew features in the top bands of both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. The current editions of the directories state:
Legal 500 2021
Andrew Paton is ‘a master of his craft, who helps parties get deals done‘, he joined Independent Mediators as a full-time mediator in 2016; previously he worked as a mediator through Pinsent Masons LLP while practising as a solicitor. He is ‘one of the longest serving and most experienced mediators on the circuit, and his experience shows in the way he is able to cope with challenging situations and chart a way through them. He is very thorough but never loses sight of the wood for the trees – he keeps the parties focused on the bottom line‘. Paton has mediated over 1145 matters to date, with over half of his mediations in 2019 involving professional negligence claims relating to solicitors, accountants, financial advisers, insurance brokers, architects and other construction professionals.
Chambers & Partners 2021
Andrew Paton of Independent Mediators is an expert mediator with a wealth of experience in professional negligence disputes. He is also experienced in insolvency, partnership and employment cases. “Andrew is so effective. He gets to core issues very quickly and is very proactive.” “He is measured and empathetic while also being constructively engaging and challenging.”
Who’s Who Legal: Mediation 2020
Listed as one of the World’s top mediators in this International Directory. Andrew Paton“knows the field back to front”. He brings a “confident and highly competent approach in order to get the job done”.