With a strong foothold in Saudi Arabia, Clifford Chance seamlessly integrates with firm’s construction, finance, and projects teams on real estate acquisitions, developments, and transactions. Experienced practitioner Tariq Imam leads the department and is particularly skilled at real estate investment work. Nicholas Chan specialises in commercial leasing, while Sher Khan often advises clients on landlord and tenant matters.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team have the needed skills and capabilities.'

  • ‘Understanding of common law and the commercial aspects of the end product which are essential to have a successful deliverables.'

  • 'Sher Khan was very responsive, understood the key requirements, and he worked very quickly as we had a very short timeframe.'

Key clients

  • King Abdullah Financial District Management and Development Company
  • Peninsula Real Estate
  • Wynn Resorts
  • Nakheel PJSC
  • Aldar Properties PJSC
  • DP World
  • Expo City Dubai
  • Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar)
  • Hassana Investment Company
  • Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone Authority (RAKEZ)
  • Red Sea Global
  • Meydan Group
  • Al Mal Capital REIT
  • Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
  • Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
  • Majid Al Futtaim Properties
  • Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
  • Numa
  • Ansett Aviation Training
  • Al Mouaibed Group

Work highlights

  • Advised DP World on the sale of a minority stake in three of its flagship UAE assets.
  • Advised ECDA on preparing a template suite of documents for ECDA's off plan residential developments at ECD.
  • Acting for Wynn Resorts on the development of a multi-billion dollar integrated resort on Ras Al Khaimah’s Al Marjan Island.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Tariq Imam

Other key lawyers

Nicholas Chan, Sher Khan