Dispute resolution
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is regularly instructed by corporate clients, public authorities, European governments, and NGOs on complex public and regulatory disputes. The team has advised on high-profile matters involving digital rights, commercial human rights, environmental protections, and constitutional law, with a strong focus on commercial judicial review and public international law. Patrick Doris leads the team and is known for his work on major regulatory challenges, legislative advice, and public inquiries. Robert Spano brings unique insight from his time as President of the European Court of Human Rights, advising on cross-border disputes involving digital rights, international law, and arbitration.
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Patrick Doris is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Dispute Resolution Group in London, where he specialises in global white-collar investigations, commercial litigation and complex compliance advisory matters.
Patrick’s practice covers a wide range of disputes, including white-collar crime, internal and regulatory investigations, transnational litigation, class actions, contentious antitrust matters and administrative law challenges against governmental decision-making.
Patrick handles major cross-border investigations in the fields of bribery and corruption, fraud, sanctions, money laundering, financial sector wrongdoing, antitrust, consumer protection and tax evasion.
Patrick’s recent commercial disputes experience has extended to advising corporations, UK public bodies and sovereign states in claims in courts and tribunals in the UK and around Europe. He has particular expertise in antitrust cases, human rights disputes and collective actions.
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Key clients
- Amazon
- Forensic News LLC
- JUSTICE
- Human Dignity Trust
- Meta
- Panel on Takeovers and Mergers
- Sukhbaatar Batbold
- Thomson Reuters Foundation