Real estate
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Rising stars
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
![Joe Carroll](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2021/04/Carroll_Joe-Thumb.jpg)
Joe Carroll is a senior associate in the Real Estate practice in Dentons' Dubai office. Joe has over 16 years of experience (11 of which at Dentons) working on a wide variety of areas including sales and acquisitions, project development, finance transactions and landlord and tenant matters. He has an in-depth understanding of real estate law and practice in the UAE and the wider Middle East. Joe has an impressive range of experience in hotel, leisure and resort projects and leads much of Dentons' real estate work in the UAE. Joe has been ranked in Chambers Global as "Associate to Watch" for six consecutive years and in Legal 500 as "Rising Star" for three consecutive years. He also holds multiple "Next Generation Lawyer" rankings from Legal 500.
![Nicola De Sylva](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/04/nicola.desylva_chr.jpg)
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
![Louise Vun](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/01/CC61_Vun_Louise_rgb.jpg)
Leading individuals
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
![Shahram Safai](/cdn-cgi/image/width=256/https://www.legal500.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2023/10/Shahram-image.jpg)