Corporate Compliance & Investigations
Global Guide 2024 : United Arab Emirates
Band 2
Contact number
+971 4 447 8700Chambers Review
The Dubai-based investigations team at Squire Patton Boggs regularly advises clients in the defence and financial services industries on export control and sanctions compliance matters. It offers significant investigation expertise, covering counter-terrorism financing laws and anti-money laundering issues in addition to a wide range of other sensitive and high-stakes matters. It regularly represents clients before US enforcement agencies and regulators.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are a very commercially aware team who know the market, their clients and the regulatory environments in which their clients operate."
"Squire Patton Boggs has in-depth experience of issues relating to the Middle East."
"It is a very diverse team with excellent practitioners."
"One of their strengths is the breadth of their knowledge of the relevant technology around AML systems."
"They are always very responsive."
"They are a very commercially aware team who know the market, their clients and the regulatory environments in which their clients operate."
"Squire Patton Boggs has in-depth experience of issues relating to the Middle East."
"It is a very diverse team with excellent practitioners."
"One of their strengths is the breadth of their knowledge of the relevant technology around AML systems."
"They are always very responsive."
Notable Practitioners
Richard Gibbon frequently advises banks headquartered in the GCC on US sanctions laws and internal investigations. He also provides guidance on UAE laws and regulations in the corporate investigations space, including anti-money laundering matters. He regularly handles his work in conjunction with colleagues located in Squire Patton Boggs's Washington, DC office.
"Richard is a top lawyer. He is a market-leading expert and is highly sought after by clients, both domestically and internationally."
"I think his knowledge of the law and international regulations is of the highest standard across the Middle East. If there is a legal issue where I need some more clarity, he is the person I call."
"He's a great lawyer and a pleasure to work with."
"He has the ability to break down a lot of legal jargon very easily, to tell us what things mean in plain English."
Katy Fisher is a financial services and financial regulation specialist with a broad contentious and non-contentious practice. She is a respected lawyer who has a high level of experience in cases relating to alleged white-collar fraud and money laundering. She joined Squire Patton Boggs in September 2023 after leaving Kobre & Kim.
"She is a fantastic investigator. She is really a rising star."
Ranked Lawyers at
Squire Patton Boggs
United Arab Emirates