Patrick Meehan is a Senior Associate in Quinn Emanuel’s Sydney office. He joined the firm in 2018. Patrick’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, banking and financial litigation, energy and resources litigation and regulatory investigations. Patrick has particular experience in the defence of class actions, financial services and securities disputes, offshore oil and gas disputes, disputes arising from mergers and acquisitions, directors’ liability proceedings and regulatory investigations including civil penalty proceedings and consumer and competition litigation.
Patrick has extensive experience across all levels of superior State and Federal Courts in Australia and acts for a range of clients, including large multinational corporates, Australian publicly listed companies, professional bodies and high net-worth individuals.
Prior to joining the firm, Patrick worked as a solicitor for a leading Australian law firm specialising in insurance litigation and dispute resolution. While studying at university Patrick clerked at Queensland’s leading criminal defence firm. Patrick holds an LLB with Honours and a BBus (Finance) with Distinction from Queensland University of Technology.
- College of Law
- (GDLP, 2016)
- Queensland University of Technology
- (LLB, hons, 2015)
- (BBus, Finance, with distinction, 2015)
- Dean’s List for Academic Excellence
Supreme Court of Queensland
High Court of Australia
- ‘Munkara v Santos NA Barossa Pty Ltd (No 3)’ (2024) Volume 38(4) Australian Environment Review 72.