Devine & Severova

The firm: Devine & Severova is a boutique law firm with a strong focus on the oil and gas sector. Providing an alternative to large international law firms, it combines leading expertise with flexibility, innovation and personal attention to clients' requirements. Its founders, Richard Devine and Ana Severova, have been practising in the MENA region since 2005 and their combined experience spans over 30 years and more than 30 countries.

Areas of practice: Devine & Severova's core strengths include acquisitions and disposals of oil and gas interests (corporate and asset deals), joint venture arrangements, gas and petrochemical projects, transportation, processing, operational and commercial matters, contentious work, corporate restructurings, and regulatory and foreign direct investment. The firm's clients include major international oil companies, national oil companies, independent producers, oilfield services providers and project developers.

Devine & Severova's recent experience includes advising on matters in Azerbaijan, Egypt, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Qatar, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Congo, UAE and Yemen.