Keith specialises in complex commercial litigation, dispute resolution and investigations, often with multinational aspects.

He has over twenty years’ experience of dealing with complex disputes across a range of areas including corporate and shareholder disputes, funds and financial services litigation, as well as disputes in the aviation, energy, intellectual property and technology sectors. Keith also advises clients in competition, financial services, data protection and other regulatory investigations, many of which involve significant reputational issues and potential precedent-setting impact.

Relevant Experience

  • Acting for the Irish State in defence of litigation arising from the €3 billion recapitalisation of the Permanent TSB banking group
  • Acting for a joint venture between Macquarie and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in Commercial Court proceedings relating to a €1.4 billion offshore wind farm
  • Acting for XTX in Commercial Court proceedings involving Dell in respect of a contract with a value of US$550 million
  • Acting for Global Arbitrage Holdings in Commercial Court proceedings, as part of multi-jurisdictional litigation, relating to alleged misappropriation of blockchain-related intellectual property with a claimed value of €100m
  • Acting for BNY in Commercial Court proceedings in relation of an offshore hedge fund with a claimed value of €350 million
  • Acting for DP/DHL in its successful defence of High Court proceedings concerning software licence agreements
  • Acting for Viatech Solutions in High Court proceedings against Google
  • Acting for Media Matters for America in High Court proceedings, part of multi-jurisdictional defamation claims, brought by X
  • Acting for energy generators, suppliers and traders in commercial and regulatory disputes before the Irish Commercial Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union
  • Acting for a variety of clients in commercial disputes relating to intellectual property, including those relating to trademark infringement and passing off
  • Acting for a number of international telecommunications providers in relation to contractual disputes with major software and technology suppliers
  • Acting for an Irish retail bank in various court proceedings and disputes
  • Advising a Big Four accounting firm on various disputes, audit, risk and regulatory issues