Max ROCKALL
Max is a member of Squire Patton Boggs' Global Management Committee and co head of the London arbitration team working from London and Singapore. He is described as an "energy arbitration expert" and "energy disputes expert" (Legal 500), a Future Leader (Partners) in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2024 and a “top practitioner” by Chambers 2026.
Max acts for power and gas utility companies and energy majors in high stakes negotiations and multi-million-dollar commercial arbitrations in relation to LNG long-term supply contracts, involving price reviews, commissioning delays, force majeure, missed cargoes, wilful misconduct, breaches of good faith and RPO standards.
He is also recognised and ranked in the Lexology Index, Chambers 2025 and in Legal 500 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025:
Max is “very good” and “an emerging top lawyer in the LNG space” (Chambers 2025).
Max “can always be relied upon for his expertise and efficiency” and he has “great knowledge and experience.”
“Max Rockall is one of the most diligent and responsive lawyers I’ve ever met, with outstanding knowledge in the LNG field (as well as dispute resolution) and a friendly character.”
“Heavily dedicated and clearly on top of all aspects of cases – he will go far.”
“Max Rockall partner at SPB has been outstanding in delivering quick accurate information and management, pulling together a first class team from those at his disposal, ensuring the right people are on the job and the required service is quickly and efficiently being executed. His relaxed yet highly professional management approach gives confidence the job is being resourced and executed as best it can. His attention to detail and quick understanding of the brief first class, he is a pleasure to deal with.”
Max is a co-author on the chapter on price reviews in the Global Arbitration Review: Guide to Energy Arbitrations.
Aside from energy matters, Max is regularly instructed in respect of mining disputes, renewables matters, corporate shareholder disputes, commercial breach of contract issues and general dispute resolution.
He is a partner in the GAR 30 ranked international disputes practice, working on an extensive book of cases involving:
- LNG and gas price reviews;
- Greenfield LNG project issues;
- LNG supply disputes;
- Force majeure disputes in LNG deals;
- Breaches of RPO standards in energy contracts;
- Hardship and change of circumstances disputes;
- LNG cargo delays, flexibility and diversion issues;
- General commercial disputes and breach of contract claims; and
- Shareholder disputes.
