Al Tamimi & Company

Corporate Commercial

Partner, Head of Corporate Commercial

Andrew is a Partner and the Head of Corporate Commercial at Al Tamimi and, with over 17 years of experience in the region, he is widely recognised as a leading lawyer for capital markets and public company advisory in the Middle East.  Andrew has particular expertise in all aspects of corporate finance including equity capital markets, particularly IPOs and rights issues, debt capital markets., all aspects of public company M&A and regulatory work and corporate law.

Andrew was ranked in Band 1 in Chambers Global for several years and is a “Leading Individual” in Legal 500 for UAE and Middle East Capital Markets. Commentators described him as “very knowledgeable, practical and energetic, and gets things done“, “a big player who brings a lot of expertise to his team” and as “a leading figure in the capital markets space” with “a solid track record in multibillion-dollar IPOs”.  Clients have been quoted: “Andrew has been stellar; our work would not have come to fruition without his advice.” and “I particularly like his blend of technical know-how, commercial knowledge and innovative thinking.” Other sources praise his “great reputation” and state that “he is amazingly knowledgeable” and is described as “one of the leading capital markets practitioners in the UAE: he is absolutely first-class”.

English

1998 – England & Wales, Solicitor

1995 – Post Graduate Diploma in Law – Legal Practice Course. College of Law, Chester.

1994 – Post Graduate Diploma in Law – Common Professional Examination. College of Law, Chester.

1993 – BA (Hons) 2:1 History. University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne