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United Arab Emirates

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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 1
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 1
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 1
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 2
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 1
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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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 3
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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8 results8 results
Reem Al Sayegh
Firm:
Linklaters
Practice Area:
Banking
Jurisdiction:
United Arab Emirates
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Scott Campbell
Firm:
Linklaters
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Arab Emirates
Industry Sector:
Technology and telecommunications
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Nicholas Edwards
Firm:
Linklaters
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Arab Emirates
Industry Sector:
Oil and gas
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Jonathan Fried
Firm:
Linklaters
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Islamic finance
Jurisdiction:
United Arab Emirates
Industry Sector:
Banking
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
David Miles
Firm:
Linklaters
Practice Area:
Banking
Jurisdiction:
United Arab Emirates
Industry Sector:
Banking
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Neil Miller
Firm:
Linklaters
Practice Area:
Project finance
Islamic finance
Asset finance
Jurisdiction:
United Arab Emirates
Industry Sector:
Aviation
Shipping
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Dalia Nammari
Firm:
Linklaters
Practice Area:
Capital markets
Jurisdiction:
United Arab Emirates
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Kieron Zaman
Firm:
Linklaters
Practice Area:
Banking
Restructuring
Jurisdiction:
United Arab Emirates
Industry Sector:
Banking
Financial services
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
Deal Highlights
10 results10 results
Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Emirates NBD PJSC - Bond Issue
2021-09-01
Linklaters
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
Goldman Sachs
Underwriter
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Linklaters
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
HSBC, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Mizuho Bank, Mashreqbank PSC (London), Bank of China, Citigroup, Mitsubishi Corp
Underwriter
Emirates NBD PJSC - Bond Issue
2021-08-01
Linklaters
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
Standard Chartered Bank
Underwriter
Emaar Properties PJSC - Bond Issue
2021-07-01
Linklaters
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
Emaar Properties PJSC
Issuer
Emirates NBD PJSC - Bond Issue
2021-05-01
Linklaters
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
First Abu Dhabi Bank, Emirates NBD PJSC, JP Morgan Chase, Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, NCB Capital
Underwriter
Meraas Leisure and Entertainment LLC - M&A
2021-02-09
Linklaters
United Arab Emirates
M&A
Meraas Leisure and Entertainment LLC
Buyer
Emirates NBD PJSC - Bond Issue
2021-10-01
Linklaters
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
Daiwa Capital Markets
Underwriter
Emirates NBD PJSC - Bond Issue
2021-11-01
Linklaters
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
Daiwa Capital Markets
Underwriter
Emirates NBD PJSC - Bond Issue
2022-02-01
Linklaters
United Arab Emirates
Bond issue
Société Générale
Underwriter
Emaar Malls Management LLC - M&A
2022-08-25
Linklaters
United Arab Emirates
M&A
Emaar Malls Management LLC
Seller
Banking
low angle view of skyscrapers in city of China.
This week’s people moves: Linklaters, Ashurst, Fieldfisher and more
New hires were made across corporate, M&A, regulatory, finance and antitrust practices in the UK, US, Italy, Belgium, Germany and Asia-Pacific
Noemi Distefano, February 05 2026
ESG
European flags in front of the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission
SFDR 2.0 a ‘major facelift’, lawyers say
Lawyers welcome the European Commission revamp, saying the reforms bring long-needed clarity to sustainable finance
Noemi Distefano, November 21 2025
Banking
Convergence Background, Converge Toward Objective
Banking M&A leads reorganisation of sector in Europe
As the European banking sector continues to consolidate, M&A and regulatory lawyers that can smooth the path to deal completion are proving their value
Ralph Cunningham, September 01 2025
Banking
Carl Fernandes, Global Head of Financial Regulation Group, Linklaters.jpg
Linklaters: ‘Regulators are becoming more sophisticated in their supervision’
Carl Fernandes, global head of Linklaters’ financial regulation group, outlines the firm’s opportunities in the financial sector, particularly in Europe and the US
Karry Lai, August 18 2025
Banking
paris-light.jpeg
This week’s people moves: Paul Hastings, Latham & Watkins and more
New hires were made across the finance, M&A and funds practices in New York, London and Paris
Karry Lai, July 17 2025
ESG
Factory with air pollution
EU and UK Emissions Trading Scheme: a new era for carbon markets
A unified approach to the carbon markets will help lower costs and break down barriers for investment in low carbon technologies
Jessica Hargreaves, July 14 2025
Banking
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This week’s people moves: Linklaters, Proskauer, Gibson Dunn and more
New hires were made across the capital markets, finance and M&A practices in New York, London, Frankfurt and Hamburg
Karry Lai, July 03 2025
ESG
Tree canopies
Businesses grapple with EU Deforestation Regulation
A number of recent developments in the regulation, such as country risk classification, mean that businesses need to consider whether they can benefit from simplified due diligence requirements
Guillaume Croisant, June 30 2025
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