Adjou Ait Ben Idir > Norton Rose Fulbright > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile

Norton Rose Fulbright provides specialist advice to insurers and reinsurers across the Middle East, drawing on the firm’s corporate and M&A and regulatory capabilities to provide a comprehensive offering. The team houses a cyber incident response practice and is active in the warranty and indemnity insurance coverage space. It regularly handles financial lines and D&O claims and enjoys a successful track record in professional negligence liability defence. Shabnam Karim leads on the contentious side, handling insurance disputes across various jurisdictions. Spearheading the group’s non-contentious work, Adjou Ait Ben Idir focuses on M&A and warranties and indemnities matters. Simon Lamb and Ivana Cicic are other names to note.

Norton Rose Fulbright is a ‘dominant firm in the UAE market,’ with a team recognised for its ‘highly technical expertise and impressive depth of market knowledge‘. The practice advises on the full spectrum of corporate and commercial matters, encompassing M&A, private equity investments, joint ventures, market entry, business restructurings, and fund establishment and operations. The firm’s client roster includes state-backed entities, leading financial institutions, and multinational corporates. Team lead Adjou Ait Ben Idir  is widely praised for her transactional expertise, cultural awareness and understanding of Middle Eastern markets, and practical and business minded approach to instructions. Zubair Mir is ‘a leading name in the M&A field‘ and a key name for financial sponsors, investment banks, and sovereign wealth funds for domestic and cross-border transactions. Promoted to partner in January 2024, Jonathan Burton has recently taken the lead on complex deals in the education, tech and retail sectors. The ‘technically brilliant‘ Shazi Askarpour comes highly recommended for her skill in M&A.