Richard Trinick > Three Crowns LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Three Crowns LLP is consistently mandated to act in the market’s most significant commercial, investment and inter-state arbitral cases, as well as arbitration-related litigation. The firm also fields sector specialists in pharmaceuticals, aerospace, energy, construction, telecoms, and financial services. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the practice was instructed by numerous energy-sector clients in high-value commercial disputes that concerned their exits from Russia. A ‘real star in commercial arbitration’, Constantine Partasides KC routinely obtains mega-value awards on behalf of major clients. Gaëtan Verhoosel KC is an expert in commercial and treaty arbitrations involving power, renewables, banking, infrastructure, and oil and gas. The practice also comprises Middle East disputes specialist Reza Mohtashami KC, who is a ‘very competent arbitration lawyer’, highly regarded commercial arbitration expert Manish Aggarwal, and Leilah Bruton, who ‘excels at both witness examination and delivering impactful closing arguments’. Other experienced arbitration practitioners are Jonathan Fernandes, who acts in international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations across a range of sectors, and Richard Trinick, who focuses on energy, M&A, telecoms and technology disputes. Carmen Martinez Lopez relocated to the firm’s Madrid office in October 2023, while Maanas Jain and Vee Vian Thien left the firm in September 2023 and June 2024, respectively.