Patrick Byrne

Patrick Byrne

Website https://www.cremades.com/en/lawyers/partners/patrick-t-byrne/

Biography

Patrick T. Byrne focuses his practice on international investment treaty and commercial arbitration, as well as international litigation. His experience covers a variety of industries, including oil and gas, renewable energy, major infrastructure projects, real estate, banking, construction, and mining, under various arbitral institutions and rules such as ICC, ICSID, LCIA, PCA, and ad hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL rules.

Patrick regularly represents clients in cross-border disputes in U.S. courts, including litigation against foreign states, enforcement proceedings for foreign arbitral awards, and Section 1782 discovery proceedings. He also handles international sport disputes before the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

In addition to his counsel work, Patrick sits as an arbitrator and serves as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Before joining B. Cremades y Asociados, Patrick spent his early years as a U.S. litigator in his native California, where his practice spanned the breadth of U.S. dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration, government investigations and hearings, jury trials, and appeals.

Outside of his practice, Patrick serves as Adjunct Professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, where he teaches common law principles to students in the International Advocacy LL.M. program. He is also a Founding Member of California Arbitration (CalArb) and serves on the Executive Committee of the International Law and Immigration Section of the California Lawyers Association.

Patrick is a dual citizen of the United States and the Republic of Ireland.