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About
Provided by Patrick Brown
Practice Areas
Public Procurement
Litigation
Career
Having trained with the practice, Patrick became Partner in 2006 and Managing Partner in 2015. A senior partner within the Dispute Resolution team, the largest team of its kind in Northern Ireland, Patrick is recognised as a market leader in procurement litigation and has been involved in a significant number of the landmark cases in Northern Ireland in recent years on behalf of contracting authorities and utilities and also unsuccessful tenderers.
Patrick has expertise in a broad range of contentious matters including high value and complex insurance claims, professional negligence, shareholder and partnership disputes, financial services litigation, contractual and warranty claims, environmental litigation and judicial review.
Patrick is a former Ireland hockey captain who amassed an impressive 151 caps, 92 of those as captain.
Chambers Review
UK
Patrick Brown is managing partner of Tughans and also leads the procurement team. He advises contracting authorities and bidders on all aspects of the competitive dialogue process and is frequently instructed to mount and defend challenges to procurement decisions.
Patrick Brown is a veteran commercial litigator and is the managing partner of Tughans. He is well regarded for his experience in commercial and financial services disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Patrick Brown is a great public law litigator with particular expertise in procurement law."
"He is very commercially focused with excellent links in the market. He goes the extra mile to resolve things and can do things speedily. I am very impressed."
"He has never disappointed me. He knows the law inside-out and the politics in Northern Ireland. He's very commercial, sensible and can get the best counsel for us,"
"Patrick is a procurement specialist. He is one of the top for procurement in Northern Ireland."
"He is very experienced."
"Patrick Brown is a great public law litigator with particular expertise in procurement law."
"He is very commercially focused with excellent links in the market. He goes the extra mile to resolve things and can do things speedily. I am very impressed."
"He has never disappointed me. He knows the law inside-out and the politics in Northern Ireland. He's very commercial, sensible and can get the best counsel for us,"
"Patrick is a procurement specialist. He is one of the top for procurement in Northern Ireland."
"He is very experienced."
Articles, highlights and press releases
2 items provided by Tughans
Tughans Invests in Future with New Headquarters in the Ewart
Leading Belfast-based law firm, Tughans is moving to new headquarters in the recently completed Grade A office building, The Ewart.
Tughans tops Northern Irish M&A league tables for eighth year
Tughans LLP has been named Northern Ireland’s most active corporate law firm, as it topped the Experian MarketIQ M&A review: Northern Ireland League Table for an impressive eighth year in a row.
Tughans Invests in Future with New Headquarters in the Ewart
Leading Belfast-based law firm, Tughans is moving to new headquarters in the recently completed Grade A office building, The Ewart.
Tughans tops Northern Irish M&A league tables for eighth year
Tughans LLP has been named Northern Ireland’s most active corporate law firm, as it topped the Experian MarketIQ M&A review: Northern Ireland League Table for an impressive eighth year in a row.