Stuart Paterson is a Managing Partner, Middle East and Head of Middle East Dispute Resolution at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, based in Dubai. A solicitor advocate with rights of audience before the UK and DIFC courts, Stuart has extensive experience of commercial dispute resolution including international arbitration, litigation and investigations. Stuart has broad sector experience including financial services, energy, consumer & hospitality and real estate.

Stuart has extensive international experience. He spent over a decade in the firm’s London office, acting on disputes across Europe, the CIS, and Asia. Since 2009, he has been based in the Middle East, advising on many of the region’s most high-profile and complex disputes across the GCC and wider MENA region.