IFLR is part of Legal Benchmarking Limited, 1-2 Paris Garden, London, SE1 8ND

Copyright © Legal Benchmarking Limited and its affiliated companies 2026

Accessibility | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Modern Slavery Statement


This law firm has not supplied any contact details or supplementary information for this country or region. For more information about profiling options please contact Prin Shasiharan.
Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 2
33 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
View full profile
Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
View full profile
Linklaters
10 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
View profile
Dentons
11 practice areas
View profile
Freshfields
10 practice areas
View full profile
Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
View profile
White & Case
10 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 3

Addleshaw Goddard
5 practice areas
View profile
Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
View profile

Tier 4

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

Tier 5

ALN UAE | Anjarwalla Collins & Haidermota
3 practice areas
View profile
Afridi & Angell
9 practice areas
View profile
DLA Piper
9 practice areas
View profile
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
9 practice areas
View profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
View profile
IBRAHIM .N. PARTNERS
4 practice areas
View full profile

Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
View profile
CMS (UAE)
6 practice areas
View profile
Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
View profile
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
View profile
Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
View profile
Holman Fenwick Willan
1 practice area
View profile
Paul Hastings
2 practice areas
View full profile
Stephenson Harwood
5 practice areas
View profile
Watson Farley & Williams
5 practice areas
View profile
Capital markets : Debt
Tier 3
12 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
View full profile
Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
View full profile
Linklaters
10 practice areas
View profile
White & Case
10 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 2

Latham & Watkins
10 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
View profile
Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
View profile
Dentons
11 practice areas
View profile
Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
View profile

Notable

Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
View profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
View profile
Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
View profile
M&A
Tier 4
40 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
View full profile
Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
View full profile
Freshfields
10 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 2

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
7 practice areas
View profile
Linklaters
10 practice areas
View profile
White & Case
10 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 3

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

Tier 4

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

Tier 5

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
View profile
Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
2 practice areas
View profile
DLA Piper
9 practice areas
View profile
Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
View profile
Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
View profile
Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
View profile
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
9 practice areas
View profile
Hourani & Partners
2 practice areas
View full profile
Squire Patton Boggs
6 practice areas
View profile
Tribonian Law Advisors
2 practice areas
View full profile
Trowers & Hamlins
8 practice areas
View profile

Notable

Afridi & Angell
9 practice areas
View profile
Gowling WLG
3 practice areas
View profile
Meysan
1 practice area
View full profile
Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
View profile
Paul Hastings
2 practice areas
View full profile
Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
View profile
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
1 practice area
View profile
Stephenson Harwood
5 practice areas
View profile
Projects
Tier 2
28 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
View full profile
Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
View full profile
Linklaters
10 practice areas
View profile

Tier 2

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

Tier 3

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

Tier 4

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

Tier 5

Stephenson Harwood
5 practice areas
View profile

Notable

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
7 practice areas
View profile
Baker Botts
1 practice area
View profile
Greenberg Traurig
8 practice areas
View profile
Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
View profile
Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
View profile
Trowers & Hamlins
8 practice areas
View profile
Real estate and Construction
Tier 3
18 firms ranked
View full list

Tier 1

Al Tamimi & Company
14 practice areas
View profile
Clifford Chance
13 practice areas
View full profile

Tier 2

A&O Shearman
14 practice areas
View full profile
Baker McKenzie
11 practice areas
View profile
Clyde & Co
7 practice areas
View profile
DLA Piper
9 practice areas
View profile

Tier 3

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

Tier 4

Addleshaw Goddard
5 practice areas
View profile
Afridi & Angell
9 practice areas
View profile
Eversheds Sutherland
8 practice areas
View profile
Hadef & Partners
11 practice areas
View profile
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
9 practice areas
View profile
Pinsent Masons
8 practice areas
View profile
Wisefields
1 practice area
View profile

Notable

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
1 practice area
View profile
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Dentons is a full-service global law firm with two offices in the UAE located in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The firm has a global presence with over 200 offices in over 80 countries. Dentons’ presence in the UAE can be traced back to 1969. Led by managing partner Paul Jarvis and supported by well-seasoned practitioners such as Stephen Knight, Qasim Aslam and Alex Roussos, the firm has a stellar reputation in the market. The firm is active in banking, debt capital markets, M&A and project development. 

10 results10 results
Deal Highlights
1 results1 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Commercial Bank of Dubai PSC - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Dentons
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
Commercial Bank of Dubai PSC
Issuer
M&A
New hires were made across the M&A, corporate and finance teams at leading firms across the UK, Germany and Saudi Arabia
M&A
The tie-up will allow Dentons to better position itself to meet clients’ needs across Greater China, the firm said
M&A
New hires were made in the corporate, M&A, PE and finance practices in Washington, Houston, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich and London
New hires were made across the finance, antitrust, energy and project finance practices in Dallas, Northern California, Brussels and Hong Kong
M&A
New hires were made across the corporate and M&A practices in New York City, Boston, Frankfurt and Toronto
M&A
The firm’s innovation and intelligence director for Europe, and the co-head of Europe corporate and M&A practice, talk about the firm’s proprietary AI tool, M&A use cases and cost implications
M&A
Sources in Africa and Western Asia say businesses need to manage their legal budgets carefully to stay competitive in economically volatile regions
New hires were made across the finance and funds practices in Singapore, Riyadh, Brussels, Washington, DC and New York
Sponsored

Sponsored