Will Seivewright > DLA Piper > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile

Will Seivewright and Brenda Hill jointly lead the corporate and commercial team at DLA Piper, and are retained for a broad spectrum of M&A mandates, along with advising local and international clients on business restructurings, licensing and other regulatory areas. The team is equally adept at cross-border matters, overseeing incorporations, share sales and restructurings across jurisdictions. The UAE-based Richard Hughes lends to the team his expertise in multi-jurisdictional transactions, while Elias Al-Far is experienced in incorporations, share and asset disposals, and franchises.

Praised for its ‘profound understanding of local law and the unique challenges facing global organisations‘, DLA Piper has a wide commercial and corporate practice that is particularly well-geared to act on transactions in the life sciences and healthcare sector. Team head Will Seivewright oversees public and private M&A, PE and venture capital deals, whilst also being noted for his ‘strong understanding of complex business set-ups’. Thérèse Abou-Zeid  has recently led on multi-jurisdictional corporate restructurings, and Richard Hughes on transactions in the energy, healthcare and industrial sectors. Nassar Nassar provides further expertise in venture capital mandates.