Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial - Qatar
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Band 1
What the team is known for

Al Tamimi is a prominent regional law firm with a strong Qatari corporate practice that is well versed in assisting with M&A transactions. The Doha office also offers a robust banking and finance group with experience acting for both borrowers and lenders. In addition to financing transactions, the banking department regularly advises on debt capital markets issuances, refinancing and restructuring, as well as banking regulatory work.

Work Highlights

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  • Al Tamimi supported the Investment Holding Group on a reverse takeover on the Qatar Stock Exchange quoted at QAR3.4 billion.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Matthew J Heaton
2
Band 2

Head of Al Tamimi's Doha office, Matthew Heaton also leads the Qatar banking and finance team. He has an excellent reputation in handling finance transactions, banking regulatory issues and loaning matters, expertly acting on behalf of international and regional clients.

"Matthew Heaton is superb and it is great to work with him."

"I would never hesitate to recommend Matthew as our counsel on finance transactions."

"Matthew Heaton is very informed, prompt and clear."

3
Frank Lucente
3
Band 3

Frank Lucente is an esteemed corporate lawyer with experience across the full gamut of work in this space. Recently this has included a number of corporate restructuring matters, as well as joint venture and regulatory advice.

4
Ahmed Jaafir
4
Band 4

Ahmed Jaafir leads Al Tamimi's corporate structuring practice in Qatar. He has garnered an enviable reputation within this sphere, regularly being cited as a go-to adviser on such issues. His expertise covers joint venture agreement issues, as well as corporate acquisitions and regulatory work.

Ranked Lawyers at
Al Tamimi & Company

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Banking & Finance

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Matthew J Heaton
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Band 2
Corporate/Commercial

3
Frank Lucente
3
Band 3
4
Ahmed Jaafir
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Band 4