Matthew Shanahan
Norton Rose FulbrightA 'very solid and dependable team with excellent technical knowledge', Norton Rose Fulbright excels in handling DFSA and FSRA enforcement matters for domestic clients engaged in Dubai’s financial markets. The firm is well-equipped to manage issues related to virtual assets, investigations into alleged systems and controls failures, and enforcement actions concerning funds. Matthew Shanahan helms the team and is praised as 'the best regulatory lawyer in the region', possessing a strong contentious and non-contentious practice and close connections to the key UAE regulators. Hasanali Pirbhai supports across a wide range of matters and is well-equipped to act on internal investigations.
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‘Norton Rose people make all the difference.’
‘Matthew Shanahan is the best regulatory lawyer in the region.’
‘The team has excellent knowledge of financial services and the crypto domain. They are also the best law firm for any DFSA or ADGM Enforcement matters.’
‘Matt Shanahan is a rockstar. Very knowledgeable and composed and hence ideal for all regulatory enforcement negotiations.’
‘Very solid and dependable team with excellent technical knowledge.’
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Matthew Shanahan