Middle East - United Arab Emirates
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
The 'practical and proactive' team at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has experience handling transactions, joint venture partnerships and contractual agreements. Project development and finance agreements are a key component of the group's work, alongside assistance with government contracts. Department lead Mark Gilligan is often instructed by sovereign wealth funds in connection with UAE-based investment opportunities, while also advising on corporate and commercial work. Richard Knott is chiefly noted for his counsel on capital deployment and facilitating capital formation. Of counsel Joanna Maria El Khoury is a proficient cross-border M&A adviser, and also has expertise in private equity and capital markets transactions.
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Testimonials
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‘Trusted law firm with a solid commercial acumen. Truly differentiated from the rest in the market. Extremely proactive and approachable.'
‘Excellent knowledge, practical and proactive, provision of usable advice and understand the clients' needs.'
‘Richard Knott, Mark Gilligan, William Nash and Alishia Sullivan are all fantastic to work with and incredibly knowledgeable.'
Key clients
- Trillium Flow Technologies
- TASC Towers
- Agile Sports Technologies (dba Hudl)
- TVM Healthcare
- Mizuho Gulf Capital Partners Ltd.
- Multiply Group
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Mark Gilligan