Handling multiple IPOs across the Middle East, including pre-IPO restructurings and complex debt transactions, White & Case LLP continues to be sought out by a host of prominent clients on account of to its comprehensive capital markets offering. The team is noted for its capabilities in innovative, first-of-its-kind securitisation transactions, while the firm’s dedicated trusts and agency team provides further support to clients engaging with conventional and Shari’ah-compliant finance and capital markets mandates. Practice head and debt specialist Debashis Dey is valued for both his transactional prowess and regulatory counsel, as well his Islamic financing expertise. Co-head Sami Al-Louzi is a key adviser to multinational banks serving as underwriters and coordinators in equity capital markets transactions, and Roger Gaspard is a ‘highly appreciated solutions orientated lawyer who banks and issuers turn to for advice in complex situations’. Xuan Jin, Marcin Zawadzki and Eren Ayanlar also come recommended. Cassy Raby is a key supporting presence on IPOs. Greg Pospodinis left the firm in 2025.
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‘A broad and skilled team able to draw on expertise from within and outside the UAE to deliver for their client.’
‘Roger Gaspard is a highly appreciated solutions orientated lawyer who banks and issuers turn to for advice in complex situations given his ability to distil and articulate sensible solutions for complex situations.'
'Cassy Raby is a very strong associate who is a real asset to the White & Case team in the UAE. Skilled and diligent, she is able to manage clients well and deliver an outstanding outcome for the firm.'
Key clients
- Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC
- Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- J.P. Morgan
- Citi
- HSBC Saudi Arabia
- Goldman Sachs
- Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company
- DP World
- Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
- Deutsche Bank
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Practice head
Debashis Dey; Sami Al-Louzi
Other key lawyers
Roger Gaspard; Xuan Jin; Marcin Zawadzki; Eren Ayanlar; Cassy Raby