Banking and finance: Corporate finance (including Islamic lending)

White & Case LLP

Client Satisfaction

Leveraging its deep team of highly experienced advisors, White & Case LLP provides comprehensive counsel to financial institutions, corporates, and sovereign-backed entities on a wide range of cross-border transactions, spanning both the Gulf and the African continent. The firm is particularly well-regarded for its project finance expertise, regularly acting for sponsors and lenders in the oil and gas, power, utilities, and infrastructure sectors. Claire Matheson Kirton heads the practice and has a strong track record in Sharia-compliant transactions. Co-head William Watson is noted for his private credit and direct lending capabilities, while co-head Debashis Dey brings expertise across finance and capital markets. Co-heads Adam Pierson and Antoine Cousin are highly active on projects in Saudi Arabia, while Yasser K. Riad focuses on project financings in the UAE. Sam Manful and Mikaela Nikolausson Toumia are key supporting presences across a number of practice mandates.

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Testimonials

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'W&C team’s ability to handle complex matters is second to none. They can pull together seamlessly knowledge and expertise from different practice groups and different offices to deliver advice that is on point and supports the client's decision-making process. Their excellent technical skills and great understanding and responsiveness to the client’s needs set this group apart.'
'Claire Matheson Kirton and her team are brilliant. Claire has a wealth of knowledge, offering pragmatic and well-thought-out solutions to complex legal matters. She is very responsive and commercial. It’s always a pleasure working with her.'
'W&C have an extensive and experienced PF team that supports the delivery of our projects.'
'The W&C Abu Dhabi team is one of the most collaborative and unique legal teams I have ever had the chance to work with, due to their comradery and professionalism.'
'The team's strengths lie in its outstanding understanding of our sector combined with a practical approach to finance. Often project finance attorneys think the project exists to support the financing. Mark Andrews and his team do not make that mistake and support the commercial objectives of the project through their commercial view of financing.'