Adam Bristow

Adam is a Senior Associate (qualified in England and Wales) in our Litigation team, with extensive experience acting for clients on complex, high-value litigation and arbitration matters. Adam has a particular interest in class actions and arbitration.

Before joining Russell McVeagh in 2023, Adam worked in London for nearly 10 years, most recently as a Senior Associate (Solicitor-Advocate) at Travers Smith. His practice focused on competition/antitrust, ESG and energy disputes; typically, cross-border and engaging multiple parties.

Adam previously spent six months on secondment to the Dispute Resolution team at BP Plc.

Adam's experience prior to joining Russell McVeagh includes:

• Acting for the DAF group of companies in the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal in their defence of multiple follow-on damages claims relating to the European Commission trucks decision.

• Advising an asset manager regarding a professional negligence claim against its former legal advisers. 

• Advising a large family run business regarding an internal investigation into alleged malpractice by its directors.

• Acting for LG Electronics in its defence of multiple follow-on damages claims relating to the European Commission cathode ray tubes decision.

• Advising an oil and gas major in relation to a mass tort (environmental pollution) claim in an African jurisdiction.

• Acting for clients (predominantly in the oil and gas and mining industries) in confidential arbitrations under LCIA, ICC and ad hoc rules.

Master of Arts, University of Cambridge
Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP Law School
Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, BPP Law School
Admitted to practise in England and Wales in 2016.

Adam is a foreign qualified lawyer and was admitted to practise in England and Wales in 2016.