Patrick Taylor
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : International Arbitration
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About
Provided by Patrick Taylor
Practice Areas
Patrick Taylor is a partner based in the London and Paris offices of Debevoise & Plimpton. His practice focuses on commercial and investment treaty arbitration, with particular experience in the upstream oil & gas, energy and telecommunications sectors, and tax-related disputes.
Qualified in England & Wales and Ireland as a solicitor-advocate, Mr. Taylor has advised and represented clients in disputes throughout the world, most frequently in Africa, Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS, and, increasingly, in Latin America. Mr. Taylor has acted in arbitrations under the rules of ICSID, the LCIA, the ICC, UNCITRAL, the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, the Nigerian Arbitration and Conciliation Act and the Milan Chamber of Arbitration.
Mr. Taylor’s practice is geared towards advising clients in the most high-stakes, complex and valuable disputes, and he has developed particular experience in advising on investment protection and investment dispute settlements in high-risk jurisdictions, the enforcement of fiscal and legislative stabilisation clauses, production sharing and shareholder/joint venture disputes, post M&A disputes, and complex damages analysis.
Mr. Taylor was admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales in 2005 and in Ireland in 2017. He is bi-lingual English/French, and has a working knowledge of Spanish.
Chambers Review
UK
Patrick Taylor has a broad arbitration practice with expertise spanning the oil and gas, energy and telecoms sectors. He often acts under LCIA, ICC and ICSID rules and handles disputes seated across the globe.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Patrick Taylor is extremely determined. He is clever, knowledgeable, experienced and tenacious."
"He was very sharp, very clear and very sensible in his written and oral advocacy."
"He is a great team player and has a great sense of coordination. He is effective at directing a team and rolling up his sleeves."
"Patrick Taylor is extremely determined. He is clever, knowledgeable, experienced and tenacious."
"He was very sharp, very clear and very sensible in his written and oral advocacy."
"He is a great team player and has a great sense of coordination. He is effective at directing a team and rolling up his sleeves."