凭借数十年的广泛经验、团队成员个人及执业期间对中东的切实了解及可靠坚实的人脉网络，我们洞悉在该地区营商涉及的法律问题及其他微妙棘手的难题，能够娴熟规避相关商业陷阱。得益于对问题的透彻理解、精妙的法律技能及务实的行事方式，我们能够协助客户最大限度地把握成功的机会。

本行中东服务团队集经验的广度与深度于一身，通晓众多法律领域、行业及地区事务。从中小型初创企业到大型跨国集团，从中东王室到私募股权基金，从当地政府到国际银行，通过运用从千差万别项目中积累的经验优势，我们能够协助来自中东的客户或瞄准中东商机的企业处理各类中东项目。

我们团队立足于准确把握客户企业目标及商业利益，始终致力于协助客户妥善分析法律问题、形成务实高效的商业解决方案、进而达成企业目标。

本行一贯注重法律服务质量，竭力使之符合本行声誉及客户的高标准要求。在该地区法律服务市场，我们以同行难以企及的可靠品质和响应速度而引以为豪。

我们的团队囊括各领域资深律师，熟悉中东及国际法律、惯例、准则及发展趋势。从法律、商业及文化层面完美融合当地资源及国际网络乃我们的突出优势之一。我们不仅在伦敦、巴黎及纽约声名显赫，在处理迪拜、多哈和利雅得事务时亦驾轻就熟。我们的律师讲流利的阿拉伯语、英语、法语、西班牙语及葡萄牙语。

 Advised:

• One of the largest, privately owned industrial companies in the Gulf region on a KWD 61 million dispute with a global leading Energy, Construction and Procurement Company (Kuwait branch) in relation to Work carried out at the Al-Zour Refinery Project in Al-Zour, Kuwait.

Corporate, Commercial and M&A

Advised

• Accenture in leading a consortium of companies for the restructuring of the UAE Central Bank’s National Payment Systems Strategy.
• Assisted MAG Group in an acquisition of a real estate development in Morocco.
• Saudia Airlines and its affiliates in connection with the recapitalization of a Saudi Arabia-based helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul joint venture, with Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI), a state-owned defense company.
• Anchorage Investments on all legal aspects relating to developing its state-of-the-art Anchor Benitoite Project in Suez, Egypt. This project encompasses a number of production units producing a total of 1.75 million tonnes of petrochemical products and intermediates annually.
• Cruise, a US-based autonomous vehicle company, on its strategic alliance with the government of Dubai (Roads and Transport Authority - RTA) to provide and operate a fleet of autonomous ride-hailing services in the Emirates.
• An American multinational healthcare company on its exit of its renal clinics business and joint venture, by way of a stock sale in Saudi Arabia.
• Caesars Palace Hotel in Dubai on its exit from a joint venture with the Dubai government.
• An Irish-American professional services company based in Dublin, specializing in information technology services, on its consulting projects in Saudi Arabia and, often, with Saudi government agencies, including its recent USD 300 million engagement to manage Saudia Airlines’s customer interfacing platforms (kiosks, apps, and other customer care initiatives).
• A Saudi investment firm on its acquisition of an equity stake in a Delaware-based cybersecurity and fraud detection business with a USD 2 billion valuation.
• A member of the royal family in Saudi Arabia on his seed investment in Fuel Me Holdings. Fuel Me Holdings is a cloud-based technology platform that allows on-road and off-road customers in the United States to purchase fuel anywhere and at any time.
• A Saudi defense firm in the acquisition of a US helicopter repair business in the United States.
• STC on a significant joint venture with Alcazar Capital (UAE-DIFC) for the development, construction, and operation of a data center in Bahrain.
• A global company serving customers in automotive technology in a joint venture with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia for the set-up of the largest vehicle production facility in the Middle East.
• Mawarid Mining in connection with the development of a copper project in Oman.
• MHP, a Ukrainian food distributor, on a dispute related to the termination of a construction contract with Al Khateeb, a Saudi contractor.
• Woods Bagot, an Australian architectural firm, in a commercial dispute before Dubai courts.
• Munich RE, a German multinational insurance company based in Munich, in a commercial arbitration before the Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA).
• An American company that develops and manufactures elevators in a subcontractor arbitration.
• Two of the largest and most active construction contractors in the Middle East in Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation & Arbitration Centre (ADCCAC) proceedings against one of the most important airports in the Middle East, one of the largest-value arbitration proceedings ongoing in the Middle East. 
• A leading contractor, based in Kuwait, in a dispute arising out of a project for the construction of one of the tallest residential towers in Sabah, Kuwait.
• A digital payment gateway company in DIFC-LCIA arbitration proceedings in relation to a claim brought by a shareholder and former board member, in a dispute governed by English law.
• One of the leading real estate developers in Dubai, the respondent in DIAC arbitration proceedings.
• A Lebanese bank against a telecom operator in the region in arbitration proceedings administered by the Lebanese Arbitration and Mediation Centre in connection with a subordination agreement for a loan that was the subject matter of previous arbitration proceedings challenged before the Lebanese courts.

Employment & Compliance

We represent Middle Eastern and multinational companies on their labor and employment matters in the UAE, including:

• Employee onboarding
• Employment agreements and policies
• Secondment arrangements
• Terminations and grievances
• Government/Ministry of Labor investigations
• Cultural and best practices trainings
• Employee suits before the Ministry of Labor courts in the UAE

Compliance

We represent Middle Eastern and multinational companies on a wide variety of regulatory and compliance issues, compliance investigations, sensitive whistleblower investigations, bribery investigations, and other FCPA, UK Bribery Act, and OFAC-related investigations in the Middle East and North Africa. We have advised companies on local regulations and regulatory issues across the Gulf, especially in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Energy

Advised:

• The Chinese National Oil Company (CNPC) in its projects in the UAE, including its UAE subsidiaries involved in petroleum projects in Africa.
• The Mozambican National Oil Company (ENH) in its projects in the UAE, including its UAE subsidiaries involved in the financing of its natural gas projects in Africa.
• The Angolan National Oil Company (Sonangol) in the planning of its UAE subsidiaries involved in its petroleum projects in Africa and Latin America.
• The Angolan National Oil Company (Sonangol) in the negotiation of a sharing agreement with Iraq.
• The Arabian Petroleum Supply Co. (APSCO) in its projects in Africa, including Mozambique and Uganda.

Represented:

• Qatar Energy in the second transfer of rights surplus bid round promoted by ANP, which offered developing areas of Atapu and Sépia, located in the Santos Basin. We advised Qatar Energy in Brazil in the relevant legal regulatory tax matters related to this complex and unique global upstream opportunity, which combines both the acquisition of Petrobras assets and an E&P license offered by the Brazilian government (under the PSC regime).
• Diatoms on the potential acquisition of indirect equity interest in the Landulpho Alves Refinery (“RLAM”) and related storage terminal and pipeline infrastructure in Bahia, together with contracts and other related assets and liabilities from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – PETROBRAS. In the proposed corporate structure, Diatoms would invest together with Mubadala Investment Fund, the sovereign fund of Abu-Dhabi, on a foreign vehicle which will have indirect participation in RLAM.

Major Projects & Finance

Represented:

• BluePeak Private Capital GP on the USD 20 million secured structured term loan facility to the ieng group. The USD 20 million investment supports ieng’s geographic expansion plan across the continent.
• Al Khair Capital,a leading Saudi financial services company, in connection with the arrangement of a public Sukuk issuance by Al Kathiri Holding, a Saudi industrial and manufacturing company. 
• Sancta Capital GP Ltd, Sandglass Capital Advisors LLC, VR Advisory Services Ltd., and other members of the Ad Hoc Committee of Noteholders, who, together, are holders of the notes issued by EA Partners I B.V. and EA Partners II B.V. The committee is seeking to restructure, or otherwise resolve, the defaults under the notes arising from defaults by various underlying obligors, with respect to loans made by the issuer that were funded from the proceeds of the notes.
• A leading investment and financial services company in Africa in connection with a Shari’a-compliant private credit and private equity investment into an ADGM-headquartered social media and consumer engagement platform, to help the platform grow its business in Africa.
• HSBC as arranger on a USD 250 million multi-currency unsecured syndicated term and revolving loan facility provided to Rivulis Irrigation, an Israeli-headquartered global drip irrigation business, for the re-financing of its current debt, as well as the re-financing of future debt associated with acquisitions.
• Africinvest in connection with a Shari’a-compliant private credit and private equity investment into ArabyAds Holding Limited, an ADGM-headquartered social media and consumer engagement platform.
• Al Khair Capital in its capacity as delegate in connection with a SAR 500 million Sukuk issuance, structured as a combined Sukuk al-Murabaha and Sukuk al-Mudaraba to be issued by an SPV sponsored by AlKhathiri Holding Company.