MARK DAWKINS - PRINCIPAL

Mark Dawkins is the founder and principal legal adviser at Vectis Advisory. Mark is a solicitor with nearly four decades of litigation experience at world class law firms.

Over that time Mark has accumulated experience of disputes and investigations covering many aspects of commercial and business life, including:

  • Mergers and acquisition

  • Professional negligence

  • Shareholder and partnership agreements

  • Board room conflict

  • Bank lending and corporate borrowing

  • Investment management

  • Asset management

  • Corporate and debt restructuring

  • Supply chain issues including termination of supplier agreements

  • Trading in a range of assets and commodities

During his time in legal practice Mark also held significant leadership positions including Head of Finance Litigation at Simmons & Simmons; Head of Financial Markets at Simmons & Simmons; Managing Partner at Simmons & Simmons; and Head of Litigation (UK) at Akin Gump.

Vectis Advisory draws on all this experience to offer pragmatic, good value advice designed to guide its clients through times of risk and business conflict.


There is no lawyer I would rather have in my corner during difficult legal proceedings in the UK than Mark Dawkins. His wise counsel, calm demeanor, and deep understanding of complex, multi-jurisdictional legal issues were an invaluable asset for me at a most challenging time.
— RF - former Vice-Chairman, UBS