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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 2
33 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard
5 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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King & Spalding
10 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
5 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Tier 5

ALN UAE | Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota
3 practice areas
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Afridi & Angell
9 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
9 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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IBRAHIM .N. PARTNERS
4 practice areas
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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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CMS (UAE)
6 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Holman Fenwick Willan
1 practice area
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Paul Hastings
2 practice areas
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Stephenson Harwood
5 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 3
12 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 2
12 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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IBRAHIM .N. PARTNERS
4 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
4 practice areas
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Financial services regulatory
Tier 2
12 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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AX Law
4 practice areas
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DWF
1 practice area
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PwC Legal
1 practice area
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M&A
Tier 3
40 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard
5 practice areas
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Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
4 practice areas
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King & Spalding
10 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
7 practice areas
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BSA LAW
6 practice areas
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CMS (UAE)
6 practice areas
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Clyde & Co
7 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
9 practice areas
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IBRAHIM .N. PARTNERS
4 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
2 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Hourani & Partners
2 practice areas
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Squire Patton Boggs
6 practice areas
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Tribonian Law Advisors
2 practice areas
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Trowers & Hamlins
8 practice areas
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Afridi & Angell
9 practice areas
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Gowling WLG
3 practice areas
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Meysan
1 practice area
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Paul Hastings
2 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
1 practice area
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Stephenson Harwood
5 practice areas
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Projects
Tier 3
28 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Ashurst Perkins Coie
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
9 practice areas
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King & Spalding
10 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 3

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Bracewell
4 practice areas
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Covington & Burling
4 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS (UAE)
6 practice areas
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Clyde & Co
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
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Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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Tier 5

Stephenson Harwood
5 practice areas
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Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Baker Botts
1 practice area
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Trowers & Hamlins
8 practice areas
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Real estate and Construction
Tier 1
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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Clyde & Co
7 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS (UAE)
6 practice areas
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Dentons
11 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
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King & Spalding
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Addleshaw Goddard
5 practice areas
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Afridi & Angell
9 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
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Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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Wisefields
1 practice area
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
1 practice area
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 4
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
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Freshfields
10 practice areas
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Tier 2

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard
5 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
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Linklaters
10 practice areas
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White & Case
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
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Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
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Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Notable

Al-Suwaidi & Company
1 practice area
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BSA LAW
6 practice areas
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King & Spalding
10 practice areas
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Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
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Reed Smith
5 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Founded in 1989 Al Tamimi & Company is a leading corporate law firm in the UAEThe firm boasts of over 450 legal practitioners across 17 offices in the Middle East and North Africa, with four offices in the UAE. The deal team is led by UAE lawyers, most notable are managing partner Jody Waugh and senior partner Husam Hourani among others. The firm is mostly recognised for its banking practice with a well-established history in the financial services sector. 

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Nine Yards Plus holding - M&A
2023-12-14
Al Tamimi & Company
United Arab Emirates
M&A
Nine Yards Plus holding
Buyer
M&A
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