Hugh Fraser International

Middle East
As an alliance partner, HFI brings legal advisory and consultant services within the specialist area of oil and gas technologies.

HFI provides three areas of service:

Petroleum Technology Legal Solutions - provides specialist consulting and legal services for client companies focussed on advanced petroleum technology ventures in Saudi Arabia and the surrounding Middle East territories of Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar,United Arab Emirates and Oman.

Net Zero Legal Solutions -provides specialist consulting and legal services for companies focussed on renewable and alternative energy technology ventures in Indonesia and the surrounding ASEAN regional territories.

Bridgehead Ventures International - focuses on planning, implementing and managing international cluster ventures for SME advanced technology businesses, principally in the energy, water and environmental sectors. It also provides business registration and licensing services in the United Arab Emirates and the wider Middle East region.

Our Alliance Partners

Elliott Matthew Property Lawyers

Elliott Matthew Property Lawyers bring commercial property expertise throughout the UK.

GNZ Legal

GNZ Legal is a firm of energy lawyers focused on corporate and commercial aspects of energy projects including finance.

Hugh Fraser International

HFI brings legal advisory and consultant services within the specialist area of oil and gas technologies.

Our Solicitors & Team

Andrew Renton

Andrew Renton

Principal
Andrew is a leading solicitor in the energy and infrastructure industry, specialising in commercial contracts.
David Gilchrist

David Gilchrist

Principal
David leads on corporate transactions, joint ventures and commercial contracts in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
Simon Stuttaford

Simon Stuttaford

Principal
Simon leads on nuclear industry matters and provides support to clients in the onshore and offshore renewables sector.
Richard Lucas

Richard Lucas

Principal
Richard is a leading lawyer in the infrastructure, transport and defence sectors.
Lisa Naylor

Lisa Naylor

Solicitor
Lisa’s expertise lies in construction and engineering contracts with developers, contractors....
Eman Abuzeid

Eman Abuzeid

Legal Adviser
Eman Abuzeid is our Jordan based Legal Adviser working in the Middle East and internationally.
Maroof Mittha

Maroof Mittha

Legal Counsel
Maroof qualified as a lawyer in Pakistan and has over twelve years industry experience in commercial advisory and dispute resolution.
Sandra Rankine

Sandra Rankine

Solicitor
Sandra leads on property law within one of our alliance partner firms, Elliott Matthew based in London.
Rob Higgins

Rob Higgins

Solicitor
Rob has over 20 years’ experience providing commercial legal advice within major projects....
Robin Corbett

Robin Corbett

Solicitor
Robin works on property in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Our Operations

Mhairi Ramsay

Mhairi Ramsay

Practice Director
Mhairi is an experienced business professional with a background in working across a range of professional service companies at senior levels.
Tracey McCardle

Tracey McCardle

Operations and Legal Administrator
Tracey brings experience from a variety of roles in the legal sector, leading on document management and providing key operational support in the areas of finance and marketing.
Kirsty Ruickbie

Kirsty Ruickbie

Accounting and Bookkeeping Manager
Kirsty brings experience in management accountancy from various industries.
Leigh Frizzel

Leigh Frizzel

Research and Administration Assistant
Leigh has a strong research focus and offers support across the team.