Paul Morton

Paul Morton

Senior Associate

Paul Morton is a Senior Associate in the Global Energy Practice at international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills. After being based in the Paris office for over five years, Paul relocated to Johannesburg in 2017 where he continues to advise clients on a wide range of corporate and project development matters across Africa, primarily in the energy sector.

Paul is qualified as a solicitor, as well as a member of the Paris Bar. Paul lectures in France and the UK on oil and gas law, as well as comparative French and English contract law.

Paul holds a BA in Political Science and Economics from Glendon College, Toronto, an MA in International Development from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Ottawa, and an LLB and DipLP from Edinburgh University.