Allen & Overy is a distinguished global law firm with excellent corporate teams in Dubai and Abu Dhabi ably supported by the London office. The firm offers an enviable depth of resources and expertise in corporate matters, assisting domestic and international clients across the MENA region. Its lawyers handle a diverse range of matters, including private and public M&A, corporate restructuring and corporate transactions ancillary to capital markets issuances. It demonstrates further experience in joint ventures, antitrust matters and corporate governance. The team regularly acts for clients in such industry sectors as energy, healthcare, retail and financial services.

"The team are highly commercial, provide a quick turnaround and are both efficient and flexible."

Khalid Garousha leads Allen & Overy's regional practice from Abu Dhabi and maintains a formidable reputation for cross-border M&A, acting especially for clients in the oil and gas sector. He is also esteemed for his work in equity capital markets. "Khalid is a leading lawyer in the Middle East."

Ibrahim Mubaydeen is the managing partner of Allen & Overy's Abu Dhabi office and has a distinguished track record of acting on regional acquisitions and disposals. He is also accomplished in corporate structuring mandates. "Ibrahim is efficient and highly knowledgeable. I would certainly identify him as one of the top lawyers in his field in the region."

David Foster is a leading lawyer in cross-border M&A throughout the region. He regularly acts for investment groups and venture capital firms as well as advising clients in the education and healthcare sectors. In addition to M&A, he also demonstrates expertise in joint ventures and strategic investments. He is the firm's Middle East head of corporate and is based in Dubai. "David is extremely commercial and very deal-oriented. He pays a lot of attention to his clients and aims to be flexible in the solutions he offers."

Andrew Schoorlemmer is based in London and regularly represents state-owned clients in the oil and gas sector in major acquisitions and disposals throughout the Middle East. He also demonstrates significant expertise in group restructurings, joint ventures and ECM transactions.