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K&L Gates Offices
CURRENCY HOUSE, LEVEL 4
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CENTRE, P.O. BOX 506826
DUBAI
United Arab Emirates
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Jennifer Paterson
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Jennifer Paterson is a partner in the International Arbitration and Litigation and Dispute Resolution teams of the firm’s Dubai office, based in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Jennifer regularly advises and represents both regional and international clients in a wide range of commercial disputes. She has experience representing clients in local and international arbitration proceedings administered many of the major arbitration centers, including the ICC, LCIA, DIFC-LCIA, DIAC, and ADCCAC, as well as ad hoc proceedings. Jennifer has full rights of audience before the DIFC Courts and the Courts of England and Wales. She also works closely with local counsel in respect of litigation pending before the UAE Courts.
Jennifer has been instructed as trial counsel in a broad range of contested matters, including complex commercial contracts, oil and gas, construction, real estate, insurance and employment disputes. In addition to being able to navigate complex disputes in a variety of local and international forums, Jennifer counsels clients on a range of compliance issues and internal investigations.
She is recognized by The Legal 500 EMEA in Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and International Litigation and by The Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist Middle East 2023 for Private Practice Arbitration.
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Construction
Lauded for its ‘exceptionally pragmatic approach’, K&L Gates represents local and international corporations and individuals on international arbitration matters. Jonathan Sutcliffe co-leads the team with Jennifer Paterson, who is ‘superb at analysing a legal problem and coming up with the solutions a client needs‘.
United Arab Emirates > Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation
K&L Gates is able to leverage expertise from the firm’s offices across Europe, US and Asia to handle complex and multi-faceted cases. The group receives a considerable number of instructions from clients interested in ADR, including mediation, as well as acting in onshore courts as part of major litigation matters. Jonathan Sutcliffe ‘brings a great deal of experience and knowledge to bear’ on a range of disputes, specialising in the energy and infrastructure, construction, real estate, and hospitality sectors and Nazanin Aleyaseen is the key figure for arbitration in the group. Jennifer Paterson has been kept busy handling commercial contracts and employment disputes; she has a wealth of experience in both local and international arbitration and litigation proceedings.
Lawyer Rankings
- Construction United Arab Emirates
- Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation United Arab Emirates