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Andrew Flower

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Highlights

Highly regarded forensic accounting and commercial damages expert.
Proved as a credible expert witness under cross-examination.
Appointed for disputes with values in excess of S1 billion.
Has provided evidence on over 40 occasions in arbitration and litigation.

Services

Business Valuation | Class Actions | Economic Damages | International Arbitration

Industries

Andrew is sharp and quick-witted. He is extremely impressive under cross-examination, displaying an impeccable command of the facts. He always remains cool, collected and courteous under pressure.
Lexology Index - Arbitration - Thought Leader

Expertise

Andrew Flower is a forensic accountant with 30 years of experience in dispute work. He has been appointed as an expert on hundreds of occasions.

Andrew has testified in litigation and in international arbitrations (both commercial and investor state) around the world. He has provided written and oral evidence on matters under the auspices of many of the arbitral institutions including the ICC, ICDR, ICSID, DIAC, NAI, DIS, OIC, and under UNCITRAL rules.

Andrew’s expertise covers a range of industries and sectors including, telecoms, pharma, construction, aviation and transport and distribution disputes. He also has extensive experience of post-merger and acquisition disputes both a party expert and as determinator. He has also worked on US litigation (the Vivendi class action) and in the UK High Court.

Professional recognition

Lexology Index

Consulting – Financial Advisory and Valuation – Quantum of Damages

Arbitration – Thought Leader

France – Arbitration – Thought Leader

Andrew Flower is recognised for his extensive experience in international arbitration, having provided expert evidence in over 150 disputes across major global arbitration centres. His expertise spans both commercial and investor-state matters, and he is frequently appointed as an independent expert and advisor in complex post-transaction and damages disputes.
Lexology Index - Consulting - Financial Advisory and Valuation - Quantum of Damages

Background

Andrew trained as a chartered accountant in London and, early in his career, worked on the ICEP Swiss bank investigation. He also worked as one of the senior accounting advisors to Kuwait following the First Gulf War and leading the team supporting the partner on the “Heathrow Airport landing charges” arbitration. He moved to Paris and worked his way up to be global head of disputes at Deloitte in Paris, London and New York.

Andrew is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and is bilingual in English and French. He is highly regarded by his peers and is listed in various Lexology Index guides.