Litigation PR & Communications
UK-wide
5 years ranked
INDIVIDUAL PROFILE
Conal Walsh
Litigation Support 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
Provided by Palatine Communications
Litigation Support
Practice Areas
Conal Walsh has led high-profile disputes and investigations communications assignments for more than 15 years. His experience includes commercial disputes in numerous jurisdictions; arbitrations; collective actions at the Competition Appeals Tribunal; civil fraud and white-collar; regulatory and FCA enforcement matters; public inquiries; independent reviews; employment disputes; and criminal courts. Notable briefs have included the RBS Shareholder Litigation, Trafigura v Gupta, Carillion v KPMG, Maybourne Hotels, and civil and criminal matters arising from the phone-hacking affair. Earlier in his career he was a journalist, principally at the Guardian and the Observer newspapers, where he reported from the courts and was business investigations editor, among other roles. MBA-qualified, he has also worked as a management consultant.
Experience
Commended at British Press Awards and at Harold Wincott Young Financial Journalist of the Year
Education
Oxford University
BA, MA
SOAS
MA
INSEAD
MBA
Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Professional Advisers: Litigation Support
Litigation PR & Communications - UK-wide
Band 2
Individual Editorial
Conal Walsh is founding partner at Palatine Communications, having previously served as a business investigations editor and law courts correspondent. He receives praise for his litigation communication work and investigative capabilities.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
Conal Walsh understands the industry and knows how to respond and what responses people are looking for.
Litigation PR & CommunicationsProfessional Advisers: Litigation SupportConal is great. He's really lovely to deal with, straightforward, knowledgeable and he knows the media industry inside out. He really rolls his sleeves up, he's excellent and one of the top people around.
Litigation PR & CommunicationsProfessional Advisers: Litigation Support
Ranked Individuals at Palatine Communications (2)
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