I am a Head of Dispute Resolution at UK leading law firm Burges Salmon LLP. I specialise in: - High value and/or complex professional negligence claims, particularly against solicitors, surveyors/valuers, financial advisors and brokers, actuaries, auditors, accountants and engineers. I have particular experience acting for both traditional and specialist lenders to recover distressed loans secured against commercial property. I lead a team which is "an extremely formidable force on the claimant-side of professional negligence claims...providing city law firm quality out of London" according to Legal 500, 2025;- Company and shareholder disputes, including unfair prejudice petitions and derivative actions;- Contractual disputes across a wide variety of sectors, including advice on termination and following the sale/acquisition of companies; and- Obtaining urgent injunctive relief to protect a client’s commercial interests, including freezing orders and search orders.Examples of my recent work include:- A claim for a specialist lender against a leading firm of chartered surveyors arising from its over-valuation of a shopping centre.- Defending a financial advisor against claims of fraudulent misrepresentation, conspiracy and COBS breaches by former clients who had invested unsuccessfully in unregulated loan notes. - Successful Commercial Court proceedings for a start-up energy company following the termination of a large-scale electricity supply contract. I am a member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers'​ Association and International Bar Association. I have top band ranking in all of the major legal directories. Legal 500 2025 says: "Andrew Burnette is a highly intelligent, focused and commercially-minded partner, who seeks to provide an excellent service to clients. He knows everything there is to know about professional negligence claims, and commercial litigation generally. Andrew is always available, and nothing takes him by surprise." Chambers 2025 says: "He is a class act. Andrew is extremely knowledgeable and can think strategically about what is necessary to win a case on both the commercial and litigation track." Who's Who Legal says: 'Andrew Burnette is lauded by market commentators as a "first-class lawyer building a strong claimant practice."'I am authorised to act as Supervising Solicitor for parties wishing to execute Search Orders.I am proud to be a Trustee of the PROMPT Maternity Foundation, which provides multi-disciplinary emergency training to obstetric professionals globally to improve birth outcomes.