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Corporate/M&A - United Arab Emirates

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What the Team is Known For

Clifford Chance operates a premier practice in Dubai with exceptional expertise in major M&A deals across the Middle East. The team represents clients from a broad range of sectors including retail, aviation and financial services, and has played a key role in several major regional bank mergers and acquisitions. The firm's lawyers have considerable experience acting for international financial institutions, major corporations and sovereign wealth funds. The team is much admired by the market for its seamless interdisciplinary approach and cross-border depth, with the capacity to work alongside the firm's other departments and offices with ease.

Work Highlights

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  • Clifford Chance advised DP World on an approximately USD2.4 billion investment in three of its flagship UAE assets by Saudi Arabia's Hassana Investment.

Strengths

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"Clifford Chance simply leaves no stone unturned and gets the deal done."

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"I always go to them for specialist big-ticket transactions."

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Notable Practitioners

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Mohammed Al Shukairy
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Mohammed Al-Shukairy is Clifford Chance's regional managing partner and is an accomplished lawyer in high-profile outbound acquisitions. He is also noted for his considerable expertise regarding mergers in the financial services sector.

"Mohammed is just amazing - very knowledgeable and good at smoothing things over. He is absolutely brilliant and a massive help."

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Deniz Tas
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Deniz Tas operates a wide-ranging practice advising clients in the energy, logistics and real estate sectors, among others. He is adept at advising on high-value, cross-border transactions.

"He is very tenacious, commercially driven, intelligent and hard-working. I am impressed with him. He has strong negotiation skills, especially in sensitive situations."

"Deniz is a very good operator."

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Lynn Ammar
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Up and Coming

Lynn Ammar maintains a wide-ranging M&A practice from Abu Dhabi. Her expertise in cross-border transactions, corporate restructurings and project development is highly sought after by corporates and sovereign wealth funds. She joined Clifford Chance in September 2024 after leaving Cleary Gottlieb.

Lynn is timely, efficient and result-oriented.

Her knowledge of complex transactional matters, clear communication and ability to come up with out-of-the-box solutions are an invaluable asset in M&A transactions.

Lynn Ammar has a deep understanding of the legal and commercial aspects and is able to identify the core issues that are relevant to a transaction.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Corporate/M&A: Abu Dhabi-based
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Lynn Ammar
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Up and Coming
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Corporate/M&A: Dubai-based
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Mohammed Al Shukairy
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Deniz Tas
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