Dentons

Banking and Finance

Stephen Knight is a partner and co-head of the Middle East Banking and Finance practice in Dentons' Abu Dhabi office. He has 18 years' experience of working on a wide range of finance matters, including advising grantors, sponsors/borrowers and lenders on finance transactions and he regularly advises on both finance documents (conventional and Islamic) and commercial contracts. He has experience across a range of different sectors, including infrastructure/BOT/PPP transactions (especially in the healthcare, education and retail, leisure and hospitality sectors) and also power (renewable and thermal) and water financings. Stephen advises on English law and UAE law transactions.

Stephen is ranked in Chambers and IFLR.

March 2018 - present: Partner, Dentons 2009 to March 2018: Senior Associate, Allen & Overy, Abu Dhabi 2008-2009: Associate, Allen & Overy, Abu Dhabi 2008: Associate, Allen & Overy, Bangkok 2004-2008: Associate, Allen & Overy, London 2004: Trainee, Allen & Overy, Hong Kong 2002-2004: Trainee, Allen & Overy, London 2001: Paralegal, Allen & Overy, Brussels

English

Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2004

Nottingham Law School, 2002, LPC, Law Durham University, 2001, LLB Law, Hatfield College, (Hons)