Patrick Lloyd

Associate
“Disputes and investigations are seldom linear. I guide clients through complex matters to practical outcomes that are strategic and commercially sound.”

Patrick Lloyd advises corporates, financial institutions, and individuals on high-value disputes and investigations with a focus on fraud, commercial misconduct, and cross-border regulatory risk.

His experience spans the full spectrum of contentious matters, from civil fraud claims and internal investigations to complex arbitration and enforcement work. Patrick’s matters often involve overlapping contractual, tortious, and regulatory issues, with recent representations including the defence of a major high street bank in LIBOR-related misrepresentation claims and the pursuit of fiduciary duty and fraud allegations against a global private equity firm. He has also acted in high-stakes international arbitrations, including a $400 million Bermuda Form insurance coverage dispute, and in asset recovery matters involving non-performing loans and customs breaches.

Patrick brings practical insight to every stage of a case—from investigation and asset tracing to injunctions and enforcement—and works closely with clients to assess litigation exposure, coordinate strategy, and recover value.

Associated Industries

Sports

Representative Matters

  • Conducting a high-value cross-border fraud investigation, advising on potential criminal liability and jurisdictional nexus under UK law, and analysing the dissipation of proceeds through financial institutions in the UK and Switzerland.
  • Representing victims of an international investment fraud, coordinating asset tracing and recovery efforts across multiple jurisdictions, and pursuing remand and contempt proceedings against principal defendants to support criminal prosecutions.
  • Conducted a complex investigation into a £23 million misappropriation within the charitable sector, obtained critical evidence through targeted court applications, and liaised with regulators and law enforcement to facilitate independent control of the affected entities.
  • Acted for investors in a breach of fiduciary duty and fraud claim against a major private equity firm, involving multi-jurisdictional investigations and coordination with overseas counsel.
  • Represented a Fortune 500 company in $400 million arbitration proceedings concerning coverage denial for defective-product damage under a Bermuda form excess insurance policy.
  • Represented a major high street bank in a £1.2 billion claim alleging fraudulent misrepresentations related to LIBOR rates that purportedly induced the claimant to enter into facility agreements and hedging instruments.
  • Defended an injunction application brought by a joint-venture partner in a dispute concerning the development of oil and gas fields in North Africa.
  • Represented an Angolan telecommunications company in proceedings against its former chairwoman and an affiliated entity to recover funds lent and enforce security following multiple events of default under facility agreements.
  • Conducted an internal investigation into regulatory compliance issues for a multinational mining company.
  • Acted for a FTSE 100 company in the defence of corporate crime allegations, advising on strategy, risk management, and engagement with domestic and international regulators.

Credentials

Bar & Court Admissions
  • Solicitor, England and Wales (SRA)
Education
  • University of Bristol, Law, LLB
  • BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course
“Disputes and investigations are seldom linear. I guide clients through complex matters to practical outcomes that are strategic and commercially sound.”

Patrick Lloyd advises corporates, financial institutions, and individuals on high-value disputes and investigations with a focus on fraud, commercial misconduct, and cross-border regulatory risk.

His experience spans the full spectrum of contentious matters, from civil fraud claims and internal investigations to complex arbitration and enforcement work. Patrick’s matters often involve overlapping contractual, tortious, and regulatory issues, with recent representations including the defence of a major high street bank in LIBOR-related misrepresentation claims and the pursuit of fiduciary duty and fraud allegations against a global private equity firm. He has also acted in high-stakes international arbitrations, including a $400 million Bermuda Form insurance coverage dispute, and in asset recovery matters involving non-performing loans and customs breaches.

Patrick brings practical insight to every stage of a case—from investigation and asset tracing to injunctions and enforcement—and works closely with clients to assess litigation exposure, coordinate strategy, and recover value.

Associated Industries

Sports

Representative Matters

  • Conducting a high-value cross-border fraud investigation, advising on potential criminal liability and jurisdictional nexus under UK law, and analysing the dissipation of proceeds through financial institutions in the UK and Switzerland.
  • Representing victims of an international investment fraud, coordinating asset tracing and recovery efforts across multiple jurisdictions, and pursuing remand and contempt proceedings against principal defendants to support criminal prosecutions.
  • Conducted a complex investigation into a £23 million misappropriation within the charitable sector, obtained critical evidence through targeted court applications, and liaised with regulators and law enforcement to facilitate independent control of the affected entities.
  • Acted for investors in a breach of fiduciary duty and fraud claim against a major private equity firm, involving multi-jurisdictional investigations and coordination with overseas counsel.
  • Represented a Fortune 500 company in $400 million arbitration proceedings concerning coverage denial for defective-product damage under a Bermuda form excess insurance policy.
  • Represented a major high street bank in a £1.2 billion claim alleging fraudulent misrepresentations related to LIBOR rates that purportedly induced the claimant to enter into facility agreements and hedging instruments.
  • Defended an injunction application brought by a joint-venture partner in a dispute concerning the development of oil and gas fields in North Africa.
  • Represented an Angolan telecommunications company in proceedings against its former chairwoman and an affiliated entity to recover funds lent and enforce security following multiple events of default under facility agreements.
  • Conducted an internal investigation into regulatory compliance issues for a multinational mining company.
  • Acted for a FTSE 100 company in the defence of corporate crime allegations, advising on strategy, risk management, and engagement with domestic and international regulators.

Credentials

Bar & Court Admissions
  • Solicitor, England and Wales (SRA)
Education
  • University of Bristol, Law, LLB
  • BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course