Daniel R. Meagher, Associate

Daniel Meagher is an associate in Winston & Strawn’s London office.

Mr. Meagher advises upon complex commercial disputes, and has advised multi-national companies and states in relation to disputes proceeding under various international arbitral rules,  relating to different regions including the Middle East, Central Asia, Russia and Africa, and arising from a variety of sectors including oil/gas, mining, telecommunications and financial services.

Mr. Meagher has also advised as to other strategic aspects of multi-jurisdiction litigation, including obtaining injunctive relief in the English courts and enforcing judgments and awards worldwide.

Mr. Meagher is a New York-qualified attorney and English-qualified solicitor.

Selected representative matters include:

Investor-State and Investor-State Entity Arbitrations

• Mining Company v. Central Asian Government
  Investment treaty UNCITRAL arbitration commenced by multinational mining investor alleging expropriation of a mining investment, representing respondent host state.  Claim valued at approximately US$400 million.
• International Oil and Gas Company v. African State Entity
  Ad hoc international conciliation between an international oil and gas company and African state entity concerning the triggering of a renegotiation clause of a production sharing contract.

International Commercial Arbitration

• Shareholder A v. Shareholder B
  This multi-billion dollar shareholder dispute arose under a shareholders’ agreement governed by New York law. The UNCITRAL-rules arbitration was seated in London.
• Owner of Mixed Use Property v. Mediterranean Luxury Goods Retailer
  DIAC arbitration between a luxury goods Mediterranean retailer and an owner of large mixed-use development in the UAE concerning construction delay and resulting harm. The claim was valued at USD $30 million.
• Owners of Petrochemicals Plant v. Owners of Refinery
  ICC arbitration commenced by foreign investor-owners of petrochemicals plant against a local state-owned refinery, arising out of failure to supply feedstock. The claim was valued at USD $100 million.

English Court Litigation

• Individual Shareholder v. Emerging Market Oil/Gas Company
  Advising defendant in proceedings brought by an individual claiming to have purchased shares in a large oil and gas company, but claiming a failure in the printing and delivery of the share certificates.
• Defrauded Corporate Investor v. Individual
  Representing corporate investor in its recovery of approximately US$30 million which had been invested in a Ponzi scheme.  This included successfully obtaining a freezing injunction against the defendant who had orchestrated the scheme in order to assist in the recovery of funds.

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Education