Philip J.Devenish

Philip Devenish dedicates his practice to resolving the most challenging, complex, and high-value international disputes. He leverages the full range of subject matter professionals at Jones Day to devise and execute strategies that efficiently achieve clients' goals. Over the past eight years, he has won or settled 100 percent of his cases.

Philip has secured billions of dollars for global corporations and financial institutions 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 wins 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 cross-border and multijurisdictional litigation, particularly complex fraud, asset tracing, and enforcement.

Philip is consistently ranked among the top arbitration lawyers in the world and is named in The Legal 500 UK's Arbitration Powerlist of leading lawyers 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).