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Meghan Devine

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Work Department

Construction and Engineering Disputes, Contractors and Suppliers, Developers and Owners, Arbitration, Hospitality and Leisure, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Oil and Gas, Transport Infrastructure: Airports, Bridges, Ports, Rail, Roads

Position

Meghan Devine is an associate in the Middle East Construction and Dispute Resolution practice. She is a Scottish qualified solicitor and notary public and is a registered practitioner (Part 1) in the DIFC courts.

Meghan has a broad practice which spans the Middle East. She advises clients on negotiating and drafting contracts, risk management, dispute avoidance and dispute resolution across a number of sectors, including transport infrastructure, hotels and banking.

She has represented clients in ad hoc, ICC, DIAC and ADCCAC arbitrations, as well as litigation in the DIFC and QFC courts.

Meghan has experience advising on complex, multi-billion US dollar international construction and engineering projects across the region. She acts for contractors, employers and engineers on both contentious and non-contentious matters, including in relation to airport, waste management, residential and multi-use infrastructure projects.

Clients appreciate Meghan’s attention to detail and her ability to manage large, multi-disciplinary teams.

Meghan is a key contact for pro bono in the Middle East and coordinates pro bono and community projects across the Dentons offices in the region. She is regularly instructed on pro bono mandates, including working with European Lawyers in Lesvos where she spent time on secondment in 2021.

Career

Notary Public, Law Society of Scotland, 2021

Solicitor, Law Society of Scotland, 2019

Languages

English

Memberships

• Law Society of Scotland
• Society of Construction Law (Gulf)
• Women in E-Discovery
• ICC Young Arbitration & ADR Forum

Education

University of Glasgow, 2017, Diploma in Professional Legal Practice, (PgDip)

University of Glasgow, 2016, LLB (Hons), Law with French Language