Philip Devenish dedicates his practice to resolving the most difficult, complex, and high-value international disputes. Over the past eight years, he has won or settled 100 percent of his cases, securing billions of dollars in awards and judgments.
Philip has acted for and against commercial and State parties from more than 50 countries in some of the largest and most important cross-border disputes of the past decade, as ranked by The American Lawyer and Global Arbitration Review. His successes include a US$1.1 billion damages award against Russia over the expropriation of banking investments in Crimea. More recently, he settled a US$2 billion dispute for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the Qatar diplomatic crisis.
Philip has managed arbitrations under every major institution (including the ICC, LCIA, HKIAC, SIAC, SCC, DIAC, AAA, and ICSID) spanning all the leading global arbitration hubs (London, Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong, Geneva, Zurich, The Hague, Stockholm, Dubai, New York, and Washington D.C.). He also handles multijurisdictional cross-border litigation, with particular emphasis on complex fraud, asset-tracing, and enforcement.
Philip is consistently ranked among the top arbitration lawyers in the world. He is named in The Legal 500 UK's Arbitration Powerlist of leading arbitrators who are "deemed the gold standard by businesses." Legal directories describe him as an "exceptionally talented professional" (Chambers UK) who is "widely praised by peers and clients" (Expert Guides) and has "practiced at the very top for many years" (The Legal 500 UK).
Experiencia
Publicaciones adicionales
- 2021
"Enforcement of investment treaty awards against assets of states, state entities and state-owned companies", in Enforcement of Investment Treaty Arbitration Awards (2nd edn., Globe Law and Business, 2021)
"Philip Devenish is an outstanding lawyer. He is forensic and hardworking, and will always go the extra mile for a client."The Legal 500 UK
- Harvard Business School (Negotiation Program, 2024); Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2023); University of Oxford (Bachelor of Civil Law 2012; academic scholarship at Christ Church); University of Sydney (Master of Laws with high distinction 2011; first place in multiple subjects); Paris Arbitration Academy (2011); The Hague Academy of International Law (2007); University of Technology, Sydney (Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws with first class honors 2007)
- Senior Courts of England & Wales, High Court and Federal Courts of Australia, Supreme Court of New South Wales, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts, and Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM) Court
Ranked in The Legal 500 UK, Chambers UK, The Best Lawyers UK, Who's Who Legal, and Expert Guides for international arbitration and public international law
The Arbitrators and Lawyer Monthly, Arbitration Lawyer of the Year — UAE (2024)
Law360, ranked among the top five arbitration lawyers globally under 40 years (2022)
International Financial Law Review, Europe Award for Commercial Arbitration (2020)
- Reading proficiency in German and in Spanish