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Key practice areas
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
M&A
Project development
Biography

Cleary Gottlieb has been active in the Middle East for several decades, based out of our hub in Abu Dhabi. Our unique strength is the experience of our first-class team: we have U.S. and UK qualified partners, as well as native Arabic speaking lawyers on-the-ground, who work in parallel with our experts from the U.S., Europe and Asia.

We focus on what we do best: strategic M&A transactions, LP fund investments and co-investments, private equity, venture capital, real estate and capital markets. By concentrating on these areas, we bring depth, precision, and insight to every mandate. Our focused approach is why sovereign investors, leading private equity houses, family-owned corporations, banks, and global institutions turn to us for their most complex, high-value, and cross-border transactions.

Address:
Al Sila Tower, 27th Floor Abu Dhabi Global Market Square
Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
29920
Rankings published in 2026
Capital markets : Equity
Notable
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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Notable

Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
4 practice areas
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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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Notable

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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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
OCI NV - M&A
2023-12-15
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
United Arab Emirates
M&A
Gamal Abouali, John Messent, Julian Sanner, Kay Hechaime, Lars-Peter Rudolf, Lea Geiger, Lynn Ammar, Misthura Otubu, Mohamed Taha, Richard Sultman, Thomas Peet
OCI NV
Seller
We round up this week’s top moves in the finance, corporate, M&A and PE practices in the UK, France, the US and Germany
M&A
We roundup top lateral hires in finance, corporate, PE and M&A practices at law firms across the US and Europe
The move gives the US firm a four-partner antitrust team across Brussels and London, adding senior firepower in two key European competition hubs
M&A
We round up top lateral hires across the finance, PE, M&A, competition and corporate practices at leading law firms in the UK, the US and the EU
Jeff Karpf, who took on the role of managing partner in January, discusses his first 90 days, capital markets trends amid tensions, and lateral hiring priorities
New hires were made across the corporate, finance and M&A practices in the US, UK and Europe
IFLR1000
On November 14th, 2025, Pampa Energía S.A. (“Pampa”), a leading company in the energy and oil and gas sector, issued, in the local and international markets, its 7.750% senior unsecured notes due 2037, for an aggregate principal amount of US$450,000,000 (the “Notes”), under the U.S.$2,100,000,000 note program for the issuance of convertible and non-convertible (obligaciones negociables). The transaction was carried out in accordance with Rule 144A and Regulation S of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.
M&A
Ilona Logvinova joins the firm’s New York office as it aims to boost its AI and digital transformation efforts
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