Eversheds Sutherland LLP acts for a range of significant borrowers and lenders across the Middle East, with many of the UAE’s leading financial service providers using the firm as a go-to for financing counsel. Adept across the full range of conventional and Islamic financing work, the group provides cross-border advice on significant energy and renewable builds across the MENA region, especially solar and water, as well as complex trade financing mandates. Group head Clint Dempsey handles a number of consequential matters, working with a host of banks and financial institutions on renewables, hotel, and residential developments. Ashley Halewood advises on high-profile mandates across the energy and infrastructure sectors, including advising governmental bodies on first-of-its-kind PPP procurement projects. Senior associate Gaurav Jain has considerable expertise across trade finance, real estate finance and project finance.
Testimonials
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‘Very reachable. Eversheds has gone the extra mile for us on a number of transactions. They have great sector knowledge, are able to quickly resource more specialist matters through expertise in additional offices and deliver results as one unified team. They have been selected by a number of our clients as go-to external counsel and we can see why.’
‘Clint Dempsey is exceptional on banking and finance transactions and often provides helpful advice and guidance at a proposal stage of a competitive tender, without prompting. This is a commended value-add.’
Key clients
- Dukhan Bank
- Urbium Capital Limited
Work highlights
- Advising Dukhan Bank on the financing of the development of the Doha Club Hotel, Qatar.
- Advising Classic Fashion on the green financing of the development of a new warehouse in Aqaba, Jordan.