Patrick Martinez-Brown

Patrick is an associate in the Commercial Disputes team with experience across a wide range of commercial disputes. He regularly acts for individuals, businesses and corporate clients in complex and high-value cases in both the High Court and County Court.

His broad practice covers breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation, professional negligence, group litigation claims and more. He is experienced in handling factually and legally complex disputes, including international and cross-border litigation.

Patrick also advises on business-critical litigation, including shareholder disputes, unfair prejudice petitions by minority shareholders and the enforcement of personal and corporate guarantees. He is often involved in matters requiring urgent interim relief, such as freezing orders and injunctions.

He has a particular interest in crypto and crypto fraud matters, and his recent work includes acting in cases involving crypto-related fraud, where urgent and often novel applications are required to protect clients’ assets in fast-moving, high-stakes disputes.

Patrick works closely with counsel, forensic experts and overseas lawyers, where necessary, and is confident managing litigation from pre-action strategy through to trial and enforcement. He provides commercially focused, pragmatic advice and is known for being responsive, efficient and outcome-driven.

• Acting for a client on a jurisdiction application in respect of a high-profile group litigation claim.
• Acting for an international client in the aviation sector in respect of a complex multi-million pound breach of contract claim.
• Acting for an international client who had been the victim of a crypto-romance fraud to recover his funds.
• Acting for an insolvency practitioner in respect of the recovery of crypto assets that had been concealed from an insolvent estate, which involved making novel applications to court to try and secure the crypto assets and protect our client’s position.
• Acting for an international defendant in respect of a complex breach of contract claim involving the design of the world’s largest superyacht.
• Acting for a foreign claimant in the energy sector in respect of a complex, multi-million pound claim involving the breach of an exclusive licence agreement by a listed Canadian company.