Global Guide 2026 : United Arab Emirates
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Al Tamimi & Company
Al Tamimi & Company’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications team provides local and international clients with world-class, specialist legal support across the full spectrum of technology, media and telecommunications related matters.
Our Technology, Media & Telecommunications team members have qualifications and experience from a variety of sophisticated jurisdictions, and an unrivalled depth of Middle East and North Africa (‘MENA’) experience. Working with colleagues across MENA, the team can also act as a single point of contact for multi-jurisdictional legal advice involving industry-specific queries and complex specialist issues. With ready access to Arabic speaking lawyers and specialists across all the firm’s practice areas, the team is well positioned to provide comprehensive, expert legal advice in this diverse and dynamic area of business.
The team’s advice is practical and informed by its familiarity with the sectors in which its clients operate, the legal and regulatory environments of more sophisticated jurisdictions, and its deep knowledge of local law and practice.
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Al Tamimi is a leading Middle Eastern law firm with a strong TMT team in the UAE. The group acts on a number of e-payment matters, with complementary expertise in privacy and data protection. The firm is also known for its significant telecoms regulatory know-how, frequently counselling notable clients in this industry on licensing considerations and a wealth of other matters.
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Al Tamimi assisted ADQ with its data privacy compliance programme.
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Al Tamimi is supportive and responsive, and the advice is provided in a way that can be understood even without a legal background.
The lawyers at Al Tamimi are always pragmatic, providing straight-to-the-point advice.
It's great to have a legal adviser that has a presence across the Gulf region. They know what our risk appetite is, and their service level is very high.
The team at Al Tamimi provides prompt responses to any request.
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Abu Dhabi-based Andrew Fawcett advises on a wide range of telecoms regulatory issues, and has further experience in data protection. His practice also often sees him advising on sector-specific regulatory issues arising from capital markets or M&A transactions.
Andrew understands our business very well, and the advice is given with a level of commercial acumen easily comprehensible even to a non-legal audience.
David Yates leads Al Tamimi & Company’s regional digital and data practice, and regularly undertakes some of the firm’s most complex TMT-related work. He is recognised for his international expertise, with vast experience in both Australia and the Middle East.
David Yates is a very commercially strong partner.
TMT: IT, Telecoms & Data
TMT: IT, Telecoms & Data
Provided by Al Tamimi & Company
Andrew Fawcett
Charlotte Sutcliffe
Zil-Ur Rehman
Martin Hayward
Head of Department
Krishna Jhala
Haroun Khwaja
David Yates
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