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Expertise

Andy is a partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group and leads Arthur Cox’s Arbitration Practice and has extensive experience in both ad hoc and institutional arbitration including under the UNCITRAL, ICC and AAA Rules. His practice areas include disputes relating to banking and financial services, professional negligence of accountancy firms and other financial service providers, company acquisitions/sales, joint ventures, significant commercial contracts and insurance and reinsurance contracts.

Experience

• Advising a major Irish plc in relation to a significant international joint venture dispute under the ICC rules where the applicable law was a foreign law and the seat of the Arbitration was in Paris.
• Advising on the investigation by IFSRA into foreign exchange issues at a major Irish bank. Andy advised the independent investigating accountant at all stages during its investigations on behalf of IFSRA.
• Advising in a professional negligence claim brought by an Cayman Island insurer against a major accountancy firm in which the Plaintiff was claiming a sum in excess of $60 million.
• Advising a major accountancy firm in relation to audits carried out by that firm of Irish funds involved in significant “Madoff” investments.
• Advising a major French bank in a professional negligence claim against a fund administrator concerning significant investments made into specified funds.