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Our Dubai office serves as the hub of our Middle East operations, providing corporate, finance, projects and real estate advice to clients, and helping resolve disputes in all of these sectors.

We have advised on Middle East transactions for over 40 years and today our multidisciplinary team acts for international and regional clients conducting business throughout the Middle East and North Africa with legal experts working on notable deals in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Oman, Jordan, Egypt, Pakistan and India.

Having worked on some of the largest transactions and highest profile disputes in the region, representing governments and their ministries, sovereign wealth funds, major corporates, banks and professional services organisations, we have an in-depth understanding of Middle East business culture and practices and the civil and Shari'ah law systems which apply.

We are acknowledged by clients and the legal directories as having partners who are leading practitioners in investment funds, corporate, finance, dispute resolution, infrastructure and projects and energy.

The working languages of the office are English, Arabic and French.

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Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Dubai International Financial Centre
Gate Village 7
Level 4
Dubai
PO Box 506631
United Arab Emirates

  

Key contacts

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Stuart Paterson

Managing Partner, Middle East and Head of Middle East Dispute Resolution, Dubai

Stuart Paterson
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Sarosh Mewawalla

Partner, Dubai

Sarosh Mewawalla
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Chris Walters

Partner, Head of Middle East Corporate, Dubai

Chris Walters
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Christopher Cross

Partner, Dubai

Christopher Cross
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Olga Davydava

Partner, Dubai

Olga Davydava
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Danila Logofet

Partner, Dubai

Danila Logofet
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Nick Oury

Partner, Head of Middle East Construction Disputes, Dubai

Nick Oury
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Phil Hanson

Partner, Dubai, Riyadh

Phil Hanson

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