Shoosmiths boosts Edinburgh commercial offering with partner hire

Mr Clubb, who qualified in 2003 and joins Shoosmiths from HBJ Gateley, will lead the dispute resolution team in Edinburgh. He specialises in the resolution of commercial disputes, with significant expertise and experience in corporate, contractual, insolvency and property related disputes. He also regularly advises insolvency practitioners, companies and directors on all aspects of insolvency law and has acted on a number of high profile insolvency cases.

Mr Clubb is a solicitor advocate with rights of audience in the Court of Session and the Supreme Court and has considerable experience acting for and appearing on behalf of clients in the Court of Session, the Sheriff Court, the Land Court and the Lands Tribunal. He also has extensive experience of resolving disputes by way of alternative methods of dispute resolution, including mediation and negotiation.

Mr Clubb is ranked in Chambers and Partners for litigation in Scotland where he is described as “bright and personable” and “a wonderful technical lawyer”.

Alex Bishop, national head of dispute resolution and compliance at Shoosmiths, said: “Stuart is widely regarded in the region as a ‘go-to’ lawyer with considerable breadth and depth of experience in the area of commercial dispute resolution, particularly in the insolvency and property sectors. It is a pleasure to welcome Stuart to our growing team.”

Mr Clubb added: “I’m very excited to join Shoosmiths - a law firm synonymous for its superb client service and excellent expertise both sides of the border. I very much look forward to building upon our hugely successful commercial offering in Edinburgh and look forward to working with clients, nationally.”