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Supporting the extremely diversified concerns of the major investment arm of the government of Dubai, the Dubai World legal function is required to stay abreast of a highly demanding volume of regulatory requirements, a challenge made even more trying by the range of industry sectors the company’s portfolio encompasses. Among other investments that net the company many billions of dollars in revenue annually, it manages DP World, Drydocks World, Dubai Maritime City, Economic Zones World and Istithmar World, some of the most prominent developments within the emirate. Among a number of highly capable individuals within the legal team, the team gained a new deputy general counsel early in 2018 with the appointment of Soren Nielsen, a former executive director and senior legal counsel at First Arab Bank.