Our Experts
Highlights
- 20 years of energy sector experience.
- Proven as a credible expert witness under cross-examination in arbitrations.
- Experienced damages expert.
- Expertise in energy industry matters.
- Acted as expert for damages disputes with claims in excess of $1 billion.
- Recognised as a Global Elite Thought Leader by Lexology Index.
- Tri-lingual in English, French and Spanish.
Industries
Oil & Gas | Power & Utilities | Renewables
He is thorough, experienced and great under cross-examination.
Lexology Index - Arbitration - Global Elite Thought Leader
Expertise
Patrick Hebreard has over 20 years of experience in the energy industry. He has been appointed as an expert regarding quantum of damages and industry standard issues on more than 20 occasions.
Patrick specialises in international arbitrations and has been cross-examined on numerous occasions, including giving concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing). He has acted as expert in many energy contract and energy infrastructure related cases for clients across Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America where damages claimed exceeded $1 billion.
Patrick is a commercial damages expert. He also acts as energy industry expert providing opinion on industry practice and market standards regarding contracts and project development, notably in relation to supply contracts, transportation matters, market dynamics and infrastructure development.
Professional recognition
Lexology Index
- Energy – Global Elite Thought Leader
- Arbitration – Global Elite Thought Leader
- France – Arbitration – Thought Leader
- Commercial Litigation – Thought Leader
- Consulting – Financial Advisory and Valuation – Quantum of Damages
With over two decades of experience acting as an expert on complex energy disputes, Patrick Hébréard is lauded as “the best expert in his field” thanks to “his prior industry experience, which gives him a lot of credibility on all types of energy matters.”
Lexology Index - Energy - Global Elite Thought Leader
Background
Patrick has significant experience of the gas, LNG, and power markets. He has negotiated multiple long-term supply and purchase, transportation, and tolling agreements. Having acted as buyer, seller, producer, shipper, regasification capacity holder, pipeline operator and shareholder, he enjoys a broad and unique perspective on the commercial, contractual, regulatory, and financial issues to be considered. In addition to his activity as expert witness, Patrick advises companies on economic, commercial, regulatory, and strategic issues along the gas, LNG, and power value chain (upstream, midstream, and downstream shareholders’ disputes).
Patrick is a member of the Association of International Energy Negotiators, Comité Français de l’Arbitrage, Club Español del Arbitraje, and the Energy Arbitration Club. He is a trained engineer with a Master of Science, specialized in energy and aeronautics and holds master’s degrees in arbitration law and marketing. Patrick is fluent and works in English, French and Spanish.
Qualifications
MSc Engineering
MSc Arbitration
MSc Marketing Intelligence
Professional Memberships
AIEN, CFA, CEA, EAC
