Patton Boggs expands in Dubai

May 2013

With the opening of a permanent office in Dubai, Patton Boggs LLP announced the arrival of three lawyers and a regional director of business development and marketing, who join Patton Boggs from Kilpatrick Townsend law firm as the inaugural team in the region

THOMAS P. WILSON, partner, heads Patton Boggs’ construction and arbitration practices in the Middle East, with a focus on major public and private capital improvement projects. SCOTT HUTTON, of counsel, focuses his practice on construction and development matters, acting on both contentious and non-contentious cases. They are joined by associate JONATHAN TAUNTON from Kilpatrick Townsend in Atlanta. His practice is in construction law and construction disputes. ANGIE HEGAZI as regional director of business development and marketing will be responsible for developing and executing the firm’s strategy for the MENA region.

“We are all extremely pleased to welcome Tom Wilson, Scott Hutton, Angie Hegazi and Jonathan Taunton to Patton Boggs as the first members of our new Dubai team and the foundation of our practice there,” said William L. Nash III, managing partner of the firm’s Abu Dhabi, UAE office and a member of the firm’s International Business and MENA practice groups. “They are an excellent addition to the Patton Boggs team, and will ‘round out’ the scope of our MENA-based legal services.”