Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP excels in resolving high-profile commercial conflicts across sectors including financial services, energy, TMT, construction, and hospitality, with expertise spanning major regional arbitration institutions such as the DIAC and SCCA. Additionally, the practice handles corporate investigations, cross-border disputes, and contentious matters in energy and construction, leveraging integrated sector knowledge and regional insight. Team co-head Stuart Paterson is ‘an excellent leader’ and acts for corporates, financial institutions, and public bodies on a range of cases, particularly financial services disputes. Co-head Nick Oury predominantly focuses on construction disputes arising from real estate, energy and infrastructure projects.