FinTech Legal
FinTech Guide 2024 : United Arab Emirates
Band 4
Email address
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+971 2 6108 100Chambers Review
Bird & Bird advises on UAE financial services regulatory matters, cross-border project and product structuring matters, data protection and cybersecurity issues and blockchain and cryptocurrency mandates. The team has particular strength in cross-border work for clients entering the UAE market.
Gregory Man, head of the firm's financial regulation practice in the Middle East, is a key contact.
Work Highlights
- Bird & Bird advised Florin Court Capital on setting up a fund management entity in ADGM, the Abu Dhabi international financial centre, for a fund managing cryptocurrency derivative assets.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team at Bird & Bird is highly specialised and has a wide range of expertise. It is specialist in all relevant areas. The team is very responsive and always available."
"Their grasp of the current legal regime and their legal framework of UAE is good and helps us get a balanced perspective on various cases before making any decisions, especially when it comes to the feasibility of tech solutions or projects."
"The team at Bird & Bird is highly specialised and has a wide range of expertise. It is specialist in all relevant areas. The team is very responsive and always available."
"Their grasp of the current legal regime and their legal framework of UAE is good and helps us get a balanced perspective on various cases before making any decisions, especially when it comes to the feasibility of tech solutions or projects."