Andrew Mackenzie is an experienced civil and commercial mediator with a strong technical and legal background. He has over 30 years’ professional experience working with complex disputes involving technology, engineering, automotive, and business matters.
Andrew is a Registered Civil & Commercial Mediator with the UK Civil Mediation Council and an Accredited Neutral at the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) of the Unified Patent Court. He is also a Chartered UK and European Patent Attorney and a partner at Cleveland Scott York LLP, where he has extensive experience in contentious intellectual property and commercial disputes.
His early career as a design engineer in the automotive and space sectors gives him the ability to quickly understand technically complex issues, enabling parties to focus on resolution rather than explanation. Andrew is known for his calm, pragmatic approach and for keeping mediations commercially focused and constructive.
Andrew offers mediation services nationwide across the UK, both in person and online, and works with parties to achieve durable, practical outcomes that reflect their commercial realities and future relationships.