Recent matters

• Represented a state client as respondent and counterclaimant in an LCIA arbitration seated in the BVI, arising from a dispute over legal fees and professional negligence.*
• Represented a state client as claimant in court proceedings in the BVI in a claim for unfair prejudice.*
• Represented a state client as respondent to a construction contract dispute in an LCIA arbitration seated in London.*
• Represented a Saudi Arabian food and beverage company as claimant and counterclaim respondent in an SCCA arbitration seated in in Riyadh.*
• Represented an Italian construction company in ICC arbitration proceedings seated in London relating to a dispute arising out of alleged breached of an EPC contract governed by English law.*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm

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Recent matters

• Successfully defending the Kingdom of Spain in UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings (conducted in Spanish and English) initiated against it by Mexican investors under the Mexico-Spain Bilateral Investment Treaty concerning an investment in Spain’s banking sector.*
• Successfully represented the Kingdom of Spain in post-award ICSID proceedings arising out of the Energy Charter Treaty, upholding the award originally granted in the Kingdom’s favour.*
• Represented the Republic of Colombia in ICSID arbitration proceedings (conducted in Spanish and English) initiated against it by US investors under the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement concerning an investment in an oil refinery, raising successful preliminary objections to have the claims dismissed in their entirety.*
• Represented the Kazakhstan in ICISD arbitration proceedings initiated against it by an Estonia investor under the Estonia-Kazakhstan Bilateral Investment Treaty concerning a construction project in Astana.*
• Successfully defending Kuwait in ICSID arbitration proceedings initiated against it by Spanish and Italian investors under the Spain-Kuwait and Italy-Kuwait Bilateral Investment Treaties concerning a construction project in Kuwait City.*
• Represented a CIS sovereign state in English court proceedings relating to the recognition and enforcement of an international investment arbitration award.*
• Successfully representing a state-owned energy company as defendant in English court commercial litigation proceedings involving conspiracy claims, with an asserted value of over US$5 billion.*
• Represented a Saudi company in SCCA arbitration proceedings concerning a dispute arising out of a Saudi law-governed commercial agreement in the food retail sector of Saudi Arabia.*
• Represented a CIS sovereign state in UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings concerning an alleged expropriation of an investment in its financial services industry.*
• Advised the Mexican state-owned oil company, Pemex, on the renewal of its financing agreements with US lenders.*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.

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• Advising European investment firm on the acquisition of 13 logistics assets located in the UK, France, Germany, Poland and the Netherlands*
• Advising investment firm’s first European core-plus real estate fund on the acquisition financing of three logistics assets in Germany, Netherlands and Spain*
• Advising REIT on the £809 million corporate disposal of fully pre-let premium London office development*
• Advising REIT on the £70 million corporate acquisition of development site in central London*
• Advising joint venture on the asset acquisition of a £700 million development of a film studio in Hertfordshire, UK*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.

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During law school, Sam served as a note editor for the Notre Dame Journal of International and Comparative Law.

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• Represented both buyers and sellers in the negotiation of various renewable energy tax credit transfer agreements
• Represented a NASDAQ-listed life sciences company in its acquisition of a development-stage private biotechnology company and concurrent private placement*
• Represented a foreign container transportation and shipping company in a series of transactions related to ocean terminal assets*

*Matter handled prior to joining the firm.

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Prior to joining McDermott Will & Schulte, Adam was an associate at a US law firm. During law school, he was a judicial intern to the Hon. Annette K. Ziegler of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and served as an articles editor for the Wisconsin International Law Review.

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As part of his tax litigation practice, Patrick defends high-net-worth clients during ongoing Internal Revenue Service investigations, preparing position statements and handling document review and subsequent preparation of responses as needs arise. He has experience performing large-scale reverse audits to obtain significant sales- and use-tax refunds for clients and working with state taxing authorities to mitigate client tax exposure.

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