LAWYER PROFILE

Paul Stuart

Global 2026

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition Law: Litigation

3 years ranked

About

Provided by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Global

Practice Areas

Paul Stuart’s practice focuses on competition law and litigation.

Consistently recognized as a specialist in competition litigation, Paul’s practice covers collective proceedings before the Competition Appeal Tribunal, standalone and follow-on litigation in the English courts, and appearing as an advocate before the EU General Court and Court of Justice.

Paul also advises on all aspects of UK and EU competition law, including merger control, cartels, abuse of dominance, and digital markets regulation. He is also an active member of Cleary Gottlieb’s pro bono practice.

Career

Paul joined the firm in 2010 as an associate, was resident in the Brussels office from 2010 to 2012, became counsel in 2020, and became a partner in 2024.

Professional Memberships

England and Wales

Ireland

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Competition Law: Litigation - UK

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Paul Stuart has recent experience defending high-profile clients from the automotive and TMT sectors in prominent follow-on damages claims and class actions. He often appears before the CAT but has further experience representing clients in appeals before the CJEU and GCEU. He moves up in the rankings this year on the back of impressive feedback.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Paul Stuart is a star litigator with excellent commercial and tactical judgement. He is very clever and delivers results.
Competition Law: LitigationChambers Global Guide
Paul Stuart has a great grasp of details with a strong strategic vision and is skilled in negotiations, all whilst being very easy to work with.
Competition Law: LitigationChambers Global Guide
Paul Stuart is a delight to work with. He is extremely intelligent and has a deep knowledge of competition law.
Competition Law: LitigationChambers Global Guide
He has a real commitment to the case and works out the optimal lines of attack. He's not afraid to identify and jettison the weak points and is always confident and convincing.
Competition Law: LitigationChambers Global Guide
Paul Stuart is excellent. He is exceedingly clever, a very sharp lawyer and a clever negotiator with an amazing grasp of the details, whilst also remaining practical and pragmatic.
Competition Law: LitigationChambers Global Guide