Stephen McKenna > Dentons > Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile
Dentons Offices
Level 4, Trade Centre - West Tower
Abu Dhabi Mall
PO Box 47656
United Arab Emirates
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Stephen McKenna
Work Department
Aviation and Aerospace, Corporate Governance, Health Care, Industrial Production, Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions. Private Equity Retail, Technology, Transportation, Freight and Logistics, Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies
Position
Stephen McKenna has been working in the Middle East region since 2009, focusing mainly on the UAE.
He specializes in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate structuring/restructuring and local corporate regulatory issues across various sectors, including aviation, healthcare and industry.
His clients range from SMEs to blue chip companies, local and international, and government-related entities. As a former in-house group legal counsel, Stephen provides his clients with legal solutions to real commercial issues.
Career
Professional Practice Course, Law Society of Ireland, 2007
Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland, 2008
Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2010
Languages
English
Memberships
University College Dublin, 2003, BCL, (European)
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A
A ‘great team with unique and valuable insight on local practice and law’, Dentons is active in the full range of corporate deals in the region and acts for clients in a range of sectors, including energy, TMT, healthcare and real estate. Cross-border transactions are a key strength of the team and it is able to draw on the firm’s offices across the wider Middle East. The ‘superb‘ group head Iain Black stands out for his M&A and joint venture practice and David McGrory provides extensive counsel to clients engaged in the fintech, spacetech, renewables, aerospace and healthcare industries. Senior legal consultant Catherine Beckett and associate Kislay Kumar have also been active on an array of mandates. Ross Barfoot and Stephen McKenna were new arrivals in February 2024.
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Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Corporate finance (including Islamic lending)
- Capital markets
- Construction
- Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation
- Dispute resolution: compliance and investigations
- Employment
- Infrastructure and projects (including project finance)
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Real estate