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Real Estate - United Arab Emirates

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

CMS houses a recognised real estate team known for providing a range of services in the field. The firm is principally active on transactions involving real estate assets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, but is also capable of assisting with deals across the wider Middle East and further afield. It handles a variety of sale, acquisition and leasing matters, and has a wealth of experience in acting for prominent UAE-based developers such as Aldar.

Work Highlights

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  • CMS advised Aldar Properties on a joint venture with Dubai Holdings intended to facilitate the acquisition of three significant real estate sites.

Strengths

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CMS are always very balanced in their feedback. They recognise what our business objectives and priorities are, and factor those in when providing advice.

Real Estate respondent
Global

CMS is knowledgeable and provides us with good solutions. They are very accurate in their documentation. They have the capability to handle large-scale projects.

Real Estate respondent
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The CMS team is friendly, knowledgeable and commercial. What I really like about the team is their ability to be concise and highlight key risks.

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Notable Practitioners

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Geoff Smith
3
Band 3
Geoff Smith is well known in the market for his substantial practice, covering sale, acquisition and development advice, in addition to advising on the formation of real estate partnerships and joint ventures. His clients include multinationals from the education and hospitality sectors.

Geoff Smith is fantastic. I trust his opinion fully. I feel like I can hand over the work to him without much further direction.

He has great experience, which he brings to the table. He is very quick and responsive, makes himself available when I need him and has a balanced head on his shoulders.

Geoff Smith is really sharp, has a clear eye on the market and can advise the client on what is a good deal and when to close a deal.

He stands out because he has an ability to boil down the key issues in a lease agreement and explain them concisely.

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