Corporate/M&A
Global Guide 2024 : United Arab Emirates
Band 4
Contact number
971 4 5421 1900About
Provided by Baker McKenzie
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Chambers Review
Baker McKenzie's Dubai team offers notable capabilities in cross-border M&A, with further strengths in corporate governance, compliance and regulatory matters. The team is also regularly to be seen advising on joint venture agreements and corporate restructuring arrangements. It acts for real estate developers and insurers as well as energy and education companies.
Work Highlights
- Baker McKenzie advised cloud kitchen platform Kitopi on its acquisition of food and beverage company AWJ Investments.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team at Baker McKenzie is always available and willing to break down complex legal issues into simple terms, which is helpful when making decisions."
"We are supported by partners and associates at all levels throughout all of our projects. They always find time for us and give us their full support."
"The firm understands the overriding strategic and commercial imperatives behind the deals and provides guidance that is tailored to help progress the transactions while also identifying key legal risks to be addressed."
"The team at Baker McKenzie is always available and willing to break down complex legal issues into simple terms, which is helpful when making decisions."
"We are supported by partners and associates at all levels throughout all of our projects. They always find time for us and give us their full support."
"The firm understands the overriding strategic and commercial imperatives behind the deals and provides guidance that is tailored to help progress the transactions while also identifying key legal risks to be addressed."
Notable Practitioners
Osama Audi is based in Abu Dhabi, from where he heads the UAE corporate and M&A team. He acts for an impressive array of regional clients on high-profile M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions.
"Osama Audi is very sharp and is a good communicator."
"Osama is an exceptionally bright, measured and effective M&A counsel."
"He is responsive and commercially savvy."
Adnan Doha is a well-regarded corporate lawyer based in Baker's Dubai office. He adeptly advises on the full range of transactional matters, including both private and public M&A, restructurings and joint ventures. His clients hail from a variety of sectors such as energy and food and beverages.
"His knowledge of the subject matter and commercial awareness is at the highest level."
"Adnan is astute and an effective negotiator."
"Adnan is great in situations where he has to break down legal principles and explain them in a very digestible way. His drafting is also very clear - the way he crafts language in agreements is concise and easy to understand."