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Construction - United Arab Emirates

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What the Team is Known For

Dentons maintains a strong construction practice with highly rated capabilities throughout the GCC region, and fields specialist lawyers in its offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The firm is active on high-profile construction disputes, including high-value arbitrations. Its key clients hail from sectors such as oil and gas, transportation and energy. The team also has considerable experience in assisting with non-contentious matters relating to large-scale construction projects as diverse as airports, desalination plants and district cooling facilities.

Work Highlights

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  • Dentons advised Masdar on the construction aspects of its development of a solar photovoltaic power project as part of DEWA Phase VI.

Strengths

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The team is used to dealing with clients from around the world and is incredibly responsive to their needs and to accommodating their situations.

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Their excellence is evident through their unwavering commitment to providing top-notch legal support. They are incredibly helpful – always ready to assist with any enquiries or challenges that arise.

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Dentons is a solid outfit that has good front-end and back-end construction lawyers.

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Notable Practitioners

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Jon Nash
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Jon Nash
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Eminent Practitioners

Jon Nash is an Abu Dhabi-based lawyer who possesses considerable depth in the market, with over two decades of experience in advising clients on construction contracts and infrastructure projects. He regularly acts as counsel to both sponsors and lenders. He is Dentons' Middle East managing partner.

Jon is an excellent seasoned adviser who understands our business needs perfectly.

He is a really good, experienced lawyer.

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Dean Ryburn
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Dean Ryburn
3
Band 3

Dean Ryburn co-heads Dentons' construction practice in the Middle East. He is sought after for his extensive experience in acting for clients in arbitration proceedings to resolve high-value and complex disputes arising out of construction projects.

Dean is a strong adviser who adds great value.

Dean is a superb partner whose knowledge of construction work is second to none. An excellent strategist and team leader, he is happy to roll his sleeves up and get stuck into the detail of a case.

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Suzannah Fairbairn
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Suzannah Fairbairn
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Up and Coming

Suzannah Fairbairn is an up-and-coming lawyer with experience in acting for architects, government entities, commercial banks and petrochemicals companies on an array of cases stemming from the construction of airports and other assets.

Suzannah is top-notch. She is incredibly diligent and has a tremendous ability to analyse huge amounts of information and distil it all down into focused advice.

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Construction: Dispute Resolution
Dean Ryburn
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Dean Ryburn
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Suzannah Fairbairn
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Suzannah Fairbairn
U
Up and Coming
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Construction: Non-contentious
Jon Nash
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Jon Nash
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Eminent Practitioners
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