Patrick Gearon > Charles Russell Speechlys LLP > Doha, Qatar > Lawyer Profile
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Offices
Level 18, Unit 1805, Burj Al Fardan
Building 157
Street 301, Zone 69
Lusail
PO Box 26660
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Patrick Gearon
Work Department
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner, Head of Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Middle East
Career
Patrick is Head of Charles Russell Speechlys LLP’s Middle East practice (conducted from offices in Bahrain, Dubai and Qatar). Patrick is also Chair of the Firm’s Global Markets Group, which co-ordinates the Firm’s international activities.
He specialises in all areas of dispute resolution with particular emphasis on banking, intellectual property, insolvency, professional negligence and company disputes.
Patrick has conducted litigation and arbitration in Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Italy, France, Ukraine, the USA and in all the GCC states as well as in all the courts within the English jurisdiction.
Additionally, Patrick leads the Firm’s successful Bahrain office which won the ‘Bahrain Law Firm of The Year’ award at The Oath Legal Awards in 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2024, as well as the Firm’s UAE office which won the ‘UAE Law Firm of The Year’ award at The Oath Legal Awards in 2022 and also the Firm’s Qatar office which won ‘Qatar Law Firm of the Year’ at The Oath Legal Awards in 2023.
Additionally, Patrick leads the Firm’s successful Bahrain office which won the ‘Bahrain Law Firm of The Year’ award at The Oath Legal Awards in 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2024 and the Firm’s UAE office which won the ‘UAE Law Firm of The Year’ award at The Oath Legal Awards in 2022.
Patrick is one of the lead partners acting in the administration of Awal Bank B.S.C. which has involved over 75 different litigation and arbitration cases in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the USA and the Cayman Islands.
In addition to the awards referred to above, in recent years, the team were shortlisted for numerous awards, including “Middle East Litigation & Dispute Resolution Team of the Year” at The Oath Middle East Legal Awards; “Middle East Dispute Resolution Team of the Year” at the Legal Week Corporate Counsel Awards’; and ‘Litigation Team of the Year’ at the Legal Week Awards.
In addition to acting as Counsel in Arbitrations Patrick also sits as an Arbitrator and is included in the Legal 500 Middle East Arbitration Powerlist 2022.
Patrick is admitted to practice in England and Wales and was awarded a CIArb Diploma in International Arbitration in July 2018.
He became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in September 2018.
Languages
English
Lawyer Rankings
Bahrain > Dispute resolution
(Leading partners)Praised by clients for its ‘wide-ranging expertise’, the disputes department at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
advises across several industries, including real estate, finance, aviation, private equity and energy sectors. Recommended for multijurisdictional matters, the team’s stellar client roaster extends to regulators, governments, multinationals, and family-owned companies. Patrick Gearon co-heads the team alongside Paula Boast with both acting for multinationals and major GCC clients across the whole of the region. Gareth Mills is sought after by clients for his expertise in technology-related topics, while Mazin Al Mardhi is a port of call for matters in the construction, engineering and manufacturing industries.
United Arab Emirates > Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation
With Arabic-speaking civil law specialists and common law litigators, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP acts on complex, high-value disputes for governments, regulatory bodies, multinational corporations, and high-net-worth individuals, frequently navigating cross-border issues. The firm is particularly strong in asset tracing and recovery work, and also has a solid body of work relating to extradition and treaty-related disputes. Patrick Gearon is well-reputed for his contentious financial services expertise. Sara Sheffield ‘is a leader in litigation and arbitration in the jurisdiction‘ and has an extensive cross-border practice. Ghassan El Daye has civil law and common law capabilities and acts on financial crime and shareholder disputes and debt recovery issues. Thomas Snider joined from Al Tamimi & Company in August 2024 and and heads up the arbitration offering. Nicola Jackson joined from Clyde & Co LLP in May 2024 bolsters the team’s capabilities in insolvency litigation. Peter Smith and Max Davis also offer support. John Lewis left the firm.