Sameera Kimatrai

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Sameera Kimatrai is an English law qualified of counsel in the Dubai office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and leads the firms Middle East regulatory practice in the UAE. She has experience advising governments, regulators and a broad range of financial institutions in the UAE including investment managers, commercial and investment banks, payment service providers and digital asset service providers on complex regulatory issues both in onshore UAE and in the financial free zones. Sameera has extensive legislative drafting experience, and regularly consults and advises on new regulatory frameworks in the UAE and KSA. She is an active member of Gibson Dunn’s Fintech and Digital Assets practice and has particular experience in digital asset regulation across the Middle East and Africa having spent time as a senior regulatory lawyer in the legal department of a large digital assets exchange. Sameera is also a member of the firm's Artificial Intelligence practice group and works closely with regulators and financial institutions in the Middle East on developing a regulatory framework for the use of AI by financial institutions, as well as the internal governance of AI usage by both regulators and companies.

Personal

University of Cambridge - 2015 Master of Arts

University of Law - 2013 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

University of Law - 2013 Legal Practice Course

University of Law - 2012 Graduate Diploma in Law

University of Cambridge - 2011 Bachelor of Arts