Mark Beeley

Career

Mark Beeley, leader of Orrick’s London office, acts as advocate and counsel in both commercial and investor-state arbitration and in litigation in the English and DIFC courts. He has extensive experience in energy disputes, but also regularly acts in the infrastructure construction, technology, insurance, crypto-currency, fintech, pharmaceutical, telecoms, insurance and finance sectors and also advises extensively on white-collar/fraud matters, including money laundering, bribery, sanction and export control issues. Mark has acted in arbitrations under the ICSID, LCIA, UNCITRAL, ICC, HKIAC, SIAC, LMAA, DIAC, AAA in disputes seated around the globe concerning multiple governing laws and is recognised in the leading directories for arbitration and natural resources disputes. In addition, he sits as arbitrator (including both as chairman and sole arbitrator). Originally called to the English Bar and now practicing as a solicitor-advocate, Mark frequently publishes and speaks on arbitration and energy matters, including on questions of sovereign immunity, res judicata, arbitration procedure, the award of interest and other questions on damages. He features in two categories of Who’s Who Legal, Arbitration and Energy 2020.