Corporate/M&A
Global Guide 2024 : United Arab Emirates
Band 2
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White & Case demonstrates strong capabilities across the Middle East, typically offering specialist corporate and M&A expertise from its Dubai office, and assisting with real estate and energy mandates mostly from Abu Dhabi. The firm is highly respected for its advice to clients on major multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions, leveraged buyouts and joint ventures. The group's lawyers are adept at handling high-stakes private equity mandates and have assisted with strategic partnerships in the oil and gas sector, where they are also noted for their long-standing client relationships.
Work Highlights
- White & Case advised TAQA on its USD1 billion, 100% acquisition of Al Mansoori Petroleum Services.
Strengths
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"The team at White & Case has worked through some complex matters for us, providing both clear viewpoints on risk and excellent insight on structuring options. The differentiator has been their ability to understand and interpret our need as clients and deliver across the board."
"The firm excels both in terms of technical input and expertise. The fact that they're extremely attentive is what sets them apart. Response times are phenomenal."
"Working with White & Case in the UAE provides great access to the firm's global network, which helps in cross-border transactions."
"The team at White & Case has worked through some complex matters for us, providing both clear viewpoints on risk and excellent insight on structuring options. The differentiator has been their ability to understand and interpret our need as clients and deliver across the board."
"The firm excels both in terms of technical input and expertise. The fact that they're extremely attentive is what sets them apart. Response times are phenomenal."
"Working with White & Case in the UAE provides great access to the firm's global network, which helps in cross-border transactions."
Notable Practitioners
Abdulwahid Alulama is an esteemed Emirati lawyer who is widely respected for his expertise in cross-border M&A, strategic partnerships and joint ventures. He is based in Dubai and is also notably experienced in corporate governance and commercial contracts relating to high-profile acquisitions.
"Abdulwahid has a great ability to facilitate negotiations. He's incredible at relationship building and getting deals over the line."
Marcus Booth is a highly regarded Dubai-based lawyer who co-heads the firm's financial sponsor practice. In this arena, he acts for leading private equity houses, venture capital entities and sovereign wealth funds on cross-border buyouts and major corporate structuring matters.
"Marcus makes us feel valued by the firm and his work product is excellent."
Abu Dhabi-based Steven Worthington is well recognised for his work on behalf of high-profile clients on large-scale, cross-border transactions and investments. Co-heading the financial sponsor practice, he is adept at handling joint venture arrangements and his recent work has had a notable emphasis on the energy and technology sectors.
"Steven is always responsive, commercially aware and very thoughtful in terms of thinking about how certain factors might impact negotiations and desired outcomes."
"Steven is very commercial in his approach, direct and to the point, but at the same time very good at finding solutions to quite complicated issues. He also coordinates advice very consistently across their global network."
Sami Al-Louzi is a highly capable lawyer who is well versed in cross-border M&A and often mandated on ground-breaking transactions across the region. In addition to his M&A practice, he offers expertise in privatisations and ECM work. He is based in Dubai and is especially experienced in corporate and capital markets transactions within Saudi Arabia.
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United Arab Emirates