Andy Moody

Partner

Andy is a partner in our Dispute Resolution team.

Andy acts as advocate and advises clients across a broad range of international, commercial and investment treaty arbitration matters, as well as complex, often multijurisdictional litigation, mediations and expert determinations. His practice also extends to issues of private and public international law.

Much of Andy's work is cross-border in nature, spanning clients in the energy, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, consumer goods, aviation, diversified industrials, and telecommunications sectors. He has advised on disputes across Africa, Eastern and Western Europe, the CIS, the Middle East and Asia, acting as both advisor and advocate in international arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, SIAC, CAS, ICSID and LMAA rules, as well as in ad hoc proceedings. Andy also regularly advises corporates in post-M&A disputes and in relation to carveouts and sits as arbitrator. He is a former LCIA YIAG co-Chair and previously served as Vice Chair of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR)'s Committee on Energy, Oil and Gas.

Andy is consistently recognised in leading legal directories. Chambers emphasises that he "can absorb the full commercial, legal and geopolitical dimensions of a dispute and translate them into a precise, forward-leaning arbitration strategy" and that he is "highly knowledgeable, experienced and personable" with "great client communication skills." Legal 500 ranks him as a "Leading Partner", noting that he "stands out as one of the most strategic legal thinkers to be encountered in the arbitration field" and "combines intellectual rigour with practical judgement, which makes him a valuable asset in complex, multi-jurisdictional matters." He is also recognised as a Thought Leader for Arbitration in the Lexology Index.

Selected highlights

Lead Counsel advising NiQuan Energy LLC and NiQuan Energy Trinidad Limited in its US $1 billion claims against Trinidad & Tobago involving a GTL plant.

Lead Counsel for Anaklia Development Consortium and Mr Bob Meijer in ICC and ICSID arbitrations against the Government of Georgia arising from a major port project on the Black Sea.

Advised a leading brewing company as lead co-Counsel in their SCC investment treaty arbitration against Russia. This case involved the expropriation of their subsidiary in Russia.

Advised a Middle Eastern State in its submission to the ICJ on climate change related obligations (recognised by GAR in 2026 as one of the most important decisions of the year).

Advising a leading global energy manufacturing and engineering business in an ICC arbitration about a joint venture in Saudi Arabia. This is the second arbitration following a victory for the client in the first.

Advised two leading global port and cargo inland services providers, based in The Netherlands and France respectively, and the JV English company on an ICC arbitration relating to a USD 1 billion port project in Ghana.

Advised a global energy business in a multi-million dollar LCIA arbitration over indemnity claims arising from the sale of its downstream business in Cameroon

Advised a global energy business in UNCITRAL proceedings defending an indemnity claim following the sale of a downstream business and counterclaiming for failure to refund sums recovered by the target company post-completion.

Advised two BVI holding companies in respect of a shareholder dispute in a major listed Russian oil company – The arbitration was governed by the LCIA Rules and involved numerous freezing injunctions obtained from various courts around the world.

Advised a leading Indian technology consulting company in an LCIA arbitration about the implementation of an IT infrastructure project for a major UK bank.

Advised a Ukrainian Bank in relation to a worldwide freezing order obtained from the English High Court in support of an LCIA arbitration – The worldwide freezing order was against the primary defendant in the arbitration and twenty-nine of his connected companies and was enforced in nine jurisdictions around the world.

Advised an international provider of vehicle monitoring and enforcement services in an arbitration claim regarding breach of contract and non-payment of debt in relation to a project in Saudi Arabia. The arbitration was governed by the UNCITRAL Rules and had the LCIA as appointing authority.

Advised a US international aircraft leasing company in three related LCIA arbitrations and one ICC arbitration concerning the leasing of certain aircraft – Three of the arbitrations were subject to English procedural and substantive law and the fourth was subject to English procedural law but California substantive law.

Advised a German biotechnology company in a London seated arbitration related to the development of covid vaccines.

Advising a leading beer manufacturer in a London seated LCIA arbitration about the termination of a licence agreement and wider issues involving the beer market in Georgia arising from the dispute.

*work included from previous firms