Paul has recently joined DAC Beachcroft's London Disputes team as a Partner. Prior to this, Paul was a partner at a number of large law firms, and a well-known consultancy firm. 

Paul is a member of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3) and the IBA and has acted as a Board Trustee of a charity focused on enfranchising marginalised young women in India through education. 

Recent reported cases include: 

• Lonestar -v- Orange & Cellcom [2023] EWHC 421 (Comm) 

• Upham -v- HSBC [2024] EWHC 849 (comm) 

• Cape Plc (2) CIHL -v- Peter Protopapas [2024] EWHC 2999 (Ch) 

• Altrad Investment Authority SAS & Ors v Protopapas & Ors [2025] EWHC 2470 (Ch) 

Endorsements:

Paul is recognised for his banking litigation expertise in The Legal 500 UK 2025 Guide, where he is described as a “hugely skilled and experienced litigator.” 

Previous guides have also recommended him for civil fraud and commercial litigation, commending him as “a highly accomplished insolvency litigator”, who “is fantastic in highly complex insolvency cases where his knowledge and experience put him head and shoulders above others.” He has been further praised as “charming, well organised and a pleasure to litigate with.”