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+971 4 425 6300Provided by Dechert LLP
Dechert lawyers have a strong history of working with clients in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Our practitioners pioneered the development of capital markets in the region and maintain an enviable position as market leaders. With the support of the extensive global resources of an international law firm, we advise local, regional and international clients on all matters of law and regulation, applying a creative, results-oriented approach to any type of project or transaction.
Working from Dubai and London, our team includes Middle Eastern, English and U.S.-qualified lawyers who conduct business in Arabic and English with equal dexterity.
We execute complex, market-leading, cross-border financial transactions throughout the region, where we have a significant history and have been instrumental in the development of the capital markets. We regularly represent the full spectrum of offering participants in public and private debt, equity, equity-linked and other securities offerings. Notably, the team has advised in connection with more than 100 sovereign debt issuances, as well as on many transactions in the region that were the firsts of their kind.
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Dechert is active on matters across the Middle East, principally calling upon the expertise of its lawyers based in London and Dubai. Its well-established practice has particular strengths in matters originating in Egypt and the Levant. The firm is also well regarded for representing government entities in sovereign debt issuances.
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The team at Dechert has been able to handle the most complex of DCM matters involving innovative structures that work when faced with regulatory hurdles.
The Dechert team is solutions-driven, with the technical skills needed for complex situations.
They are very commercially astute. Each transaction is properly run by partners and not left to junior lawyers.
The team at Dechert has been able to handle the most complex of DCM matters involving innovative structures that work when faced with regulatory hurdles.
The Dechert team is solutions-driven, with the technical skills needed for complex situations.
They are very commercially astute. Each transaction is properly run by partners and not left to junior lawyers.
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Patrick Lyons is a well-regarded regional debt capital markets practitioner who splits his time between London and Dubai. He is the lead partner on much of Dechert's Middle East capital markets work, which of late has included advising on sovereign debt issuances for several governments throughout the region.
Patrick Lyons is super client-oriented and brings in-depth expertise in debt capital markets. I recommend him highly for his expertise, professionalism and responsiveness.
He is a good listener and someone who knows the risk factors.