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Shape your ambition into impact
Join our teams in the Middle East and North Africa and work at the forefront of law, putting your experience, ability and creativity to work every day. Together we seek to create an environment where everyone is empowered to succeed and thrive.
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Make an impact on a global stage

We have been advising clients in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for more than 30 years and have been operating on the ground for more than a decade.
Our offices are located in the centres of the region’s most vibrant cities – Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Riyadh (through an association with the Law Firm of Salah Al Hejailan, which also has offices in Jeddah and Al Khobar in Saudi Arabia). Our MENA practice comprises more than 62 qualified lawyers, representing 26 nationalities and speaking 20 languages, including Arabic. We are always growing and responding to change.
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Early careers

Take responsibility for your career on our Dubai internship programme or our Summer work experience programme.

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Our practice areas

Our corporate global transactions practice covers:  

  • M&A, particularly cross-border transactions
  • Joint ventures, securities and capital markets
  • Regulatory matters, restructurings and reorganizations
  • General corporate advisory work

We support a wide variety of organizations in executing transformative deals across more than 30 MENA jurisdictions, structuring Islamic finance frameworks and resolving high-stakes disputes. Our global transactions finance practice specializes in acquisition finance, as well as conventional and Islamic finance solutions. With us, you’ll become a go-to expert for Middle Eastern commerce. 

Our offices

Dubai

ICD Brookfield Place, Level 13

Al Mustaqbal St, Trade Centre

DIFC, PO Box 506569

Dubai

T +971 4 5099 100

Abu Dhabi

Unit 11, Level 6, Al Sila Tower

Abu Dhabi Global Market Square

Al Maryah Island

Abu Dhabi

T +971 2 6521 700

Riyadh

Muqarnas Tower, Parcel 1.09

Level 07, Office 01

Financial Blvd, Al Aqiq

13519

 

Riyadh

Bahrain

Bahrain World Trade Centre, East Tower

37th Floor

20184

 

Manama

T +973 1 713 4333

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