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Chambers Review
Dentons maintains a strong construction practice with highly rated capabilities throughout the GCC region, and fielding specialist lawyers in its offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The firm is active on high-profile construction disputes, including high-value arbitrations. Its key clients hail from sectors such as oil and gas, transportation and energy. The team also possesses considerable experience assisting with non-contentious matters relating to large-scale construction projects as diverse as airports, desalination plants and district cooling facilities.
Work Highlights
- Dentons acted for Al Farwaniya Property Developments on contentious and non-contentious issues stemming from the Reem Mall project in Abu Dhabi.
Strengths
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"Dentons is excellent. We receive very quick and responsive turnaround. They are a very strong construction team with a breadth of experience."
"Their team has vast experience, particularly within construction dispute resolution."
"The team has huge experience in complex and difficult matters across the spectrum of construction disputes. They have great people at all levels to ensure that matters are handled appropriately."
"Dentons has a great, knowledgeable team with plenty of capacity to bring additional people in as needed. They have fantastic knowledge of the market."
"Dentons is excellent. We receive very quick and responsive turnaround. They are a very strong construction team with a breadth of experience."
"Their team has vast experience, particularly within construction dispute resolution."
"The team has huge experience in complex and difficult matters across the spectrum of construction disputes. They have great people at all levels to ensure that matters are handled appropriately."
"Dentons has a great, knowledgeable team with plenty of capacity to bring additional people in as needed. They have fantastic knowledge of the market."
Notable Practitioners
Jon Nash is an Abu Dhabi-based lawyer who possesses considerable depth in the market, with over two decades of experience advising clients on construction contracts and infrastructure projects. He regularly acts as counsel to both sponsors and lenders.
"He is a superb professional."
Dean Ryburn heads the firm's construction practice in the UAE. He is sought after for his experience acting for clients in arbitration proceedings to resolve construction project disputes.
"Dean Ryburn is tactically excellent, with a keen eye for detail and the strategic nuance of a case."
"He has the capacity to digest huge amounts of information, reads a tribunal well and anticipates points before they arise. His construction knowledge is top-notch and he delivers results. Dean is a safe pair of hands to deal with the largest and most difficult cases."
Suzannah Fairbairn is an up-and-coming lawyer with experience acting for architects, government entities, commercial banks and petrochemicals companies on an array of cases stemming from the construction of assets as diverse as airports and sporting venues.
"Her written work is excellent and she is incredibly diligent. She is quick to respond to client queries with sound, pragmatic advice."
"She is an excellent professional and also a very down-to-earth, commercial and practical lawyer."
"She is a very capable counsel with great knowledge of international arbitration rules and local laws. She is also very focused on client needs and ensures all submissions are made on time and at the required high level of quality."
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