Charlie is an international arbitration partner in London, specialising in energy, technology and VC disputes.
With over a decade of arbitration experience, Charlie is known for being user-friendly and responsive. He excels at breaking down complex technical and legal issues and understanding their political, commercial and financial aspects. Fluent in both English and French, Charlie has resolved disputes across various jurisdictions and governing laws.
Charlie's experience covers investment disputes, fraud claims, post-M&A, joint ventures and shareholder disputes. He handles complex contractual and non-contractual disputes under energy contracts (upstream, midstream, downstream and renewables), as well as technology-related contracts, such as business process outsourcing, cloud computing, AI, telecoms and cryptocurrency/digital assets disputes.
Charlie is at the forefront of integrating technology in arbitration, bringing advancements in IT, legal processes, data science and automation to the efficient and effective resolution of disputes.
Accolades
- Charlie is commended for his “rare ability to both understand the details and provide well considered strategic advice” and his “understanding of the key legal challenges a client faces in bringing or defending an action and ability to explain these concepts clearly to his clients”.
- Charlie is recognised as a "strong practitioner" and "key lawyer" in Herbert Smith Freehills' international arbitration team by Legal 500 (International Arbitration UK)
- "Future Leader for International Arbitration" by WWL / Lexology (2024; 2025)
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- A major global energy producer in arbitration proceedings arising from a delayed pipeline project.
- International energy companies in arbitration and parallel court proceedings arising in relation to an offshore energy project in West Africa.
- A complex arbitration addressing the impacts of a change in law for the operations of a major digital assets business.
- A global digital payments company in a dispute concerning the use of e-wallets.
- A high-net worth individual concerning ownership of a cryptocurrency business.
- An international oil and gas company in English litigation arising from a R&D collaboration regarding gas transportation technologies
- A major drilling and seismic service provider in relation to disputes with an African state-owned oil company regarding seismic data licensing and marketing rights.
- A global technology company in contractual claims arising from a multinational digital infrastructure project.
- A confidential private capital client on a high-value dispute arising from an energy distribution agreement.
- A multinational oil company in a dispute with a sub-Saharan African state, arising from stabilisation provisions in a Production Sharing Contract.
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