Patrick Heneghan having previously been a dispute resolution partner in the London office of Skadden Arps, one of the world’s leading US international law firms, specialising in international arbitration, commercial litigation and other dispute resolution procedures.
Patrick has extensive experience acting as counsel in complex private commercial arbitration disputes as well as in investment treaty proceedings. Patrick has represented clients in a wide variety of different seats (including London, Hong Kong, Paris, Geneva, Stockholm and Johannesburg) and under all the major institutional and other rules (including ICC, LCIA, AAA/ICDR, SCC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL and ICSID). These disputes cover a broad range of commercial matters including shareholder agreements, minority shareholder rights, breaches of director’s duties, insurance, aviation, shipping, oil and gas, electricity generation and transmission, telecommunications, mining, finance and pharmaceuticals. Patrick also has considerable experience of engineering and construction disputes, particularly in the energy field.
Patrick has acted for clients in High Court proceedings and advised clients in relation to proceedings in off-shore and other jurisdictions (including the Caribbean, Cyprus, the Channel Islands as well as the Middle East, Russia and Africa), particularly in the context of complex multi-jurisdictional proceedings. These proceedings have frequently involved obtaining interim and final injunctive relief in support of arbitral and other proceedings, including anti-suit injunctions, pre- and post-judgment freezing orders, security for costs, charging orders and other enforcement relief. Patrick’s cross-border litigation experience also includes advising clients in respect of stand-alone and follow-on claims for breach of EU and UK competition law.
