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Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - United Arab Emirates

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

White & Case demonstrates strong capabilities across the Middle East, typically offering specialist corporate and M&A expertise from its Dubai office, and assisting with real estate and energy mandates mostly from Abu Dhabi. The firm is highly respected for its advice to clients on major multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions, leveraged buyouts and joint ventures. The group's lawyers are adept at handling high-stakes private equity mandates and have assisted with strategic partnerships in the oil and gas sector, where they are also noted for their longstanding client relationships.

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Work Highlights

White & Case acted for Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) in connection with its USD2.8 billion consortium take-private acquisition of ReNew Energy Global.

Strengths

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The White & Case lawyers are very hands-on, hard-working and experts in their fields. It is very easy to work with them and communicate with them in every situation.

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White & Case has excellent cross-jurisdictional capabilities, with a mix of lawyers who have worked in a variety of jurisdictions. There's a very good balance of technical skills and commercial focus.

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Global

White & Case have strong business acumen and are able to translate the commercial terms into watertight legal provisions.

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They are available and responsive, and we love working with them.

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The White & Case team are highly responsive and quick when turning around documents.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

The White & Case lawyers are very hands-on, hard-working and experts in their fields. It is very easy to work with them and communicate with them in every situation.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

White & Case has excellent cross-jurisdictional capabilities, with a mix of lawyers who have worked in a variety of jurisdictions. There's a very good balance of technical skills and commercial focus.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Global

White & Case have strong business acumen and are able to translate the commercial terms into watertight legal provisions.

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Global

They are available and responsive, and we love working with them.

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The White & Case team are highly responsive and quick when turning around documents.

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Notable Practitioners

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Marcus Booth

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Band 2

Marcus Booth is a highly regarded Dubai-based lawyer who co-heads the firm's financial sponsor practice. In this arena, he acts for leading private equity houses, venture capital entities and sovereign wealth funds on cross-border buyouts and major corporate structuring matters.

Marcus Booth has strong commercial instincts paired with expert lawyering.

Marcus is a great and pragmatic lawyer.

Marcus Booth is a brilliant lawyer. He is technically very astute, but he couples that with a focus on finding solutions to issues and applying a commercial lens to deals.

His deep experience, strong sense of ownership, and sound judgement make a significant difference throughout the process.

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Steven Worthington

2

Band 2

Abu Dhabi-based Steven Worthington is well recognised for his work on behalf of high-profile clients on large-scale, cross-border transactions and investments. Co-heading the firm's MENA financial sponsor practice, he is adept at handling joint venture arrangements, and his recent work has had a notable emphasis on the energy and technology sectors.

Steven Worthington is absolutely excellent.

Steven is fantastic in terms of legal advice, quality of documents, client engagement and relationship management. He drives the transaction.

Steven Worthington is very pragmatic and commercial.

3

Abdulwahid Alulama

3

Band 3

Abdulwahid Alulama is an esteemed Emirati lawyer who is widely respected for his expertise in cross-border M&A, strategic partnerships and joint ventures. He is based in Dubai and is also notably experienced in corporate governance and commercial contracts relating to high-profile acquisitions.

Abdulwahid promptly unlocks any issues we face and ensures we have complete support during the transaction.

Abdulwahid Alulama is a brilliantly pragmatic and client-oriented lawyer.

4

Sami Al-Louzi

4

Band 4

Sami Al-Louzi is a highly capable lawyer who is well versed in cross-border M&A and often mandated on ground-breaking transactions across the region. In addition to his M&A practice, he offers expertise in privatisations and ECM work. He is based in Dubai and is especially experienced in corporate and capital markets transactions within Saudi Arabia.

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Roger Gaspard

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Up and Coming

Roger Gaspard is a notable partner in the Dubai office of White & Case. He ably advises both sovereign entities and corporates on cross-border M&A, with additional expertise in the establishment of joint ventures. He is also capable of assisting with equity capital markets mandates.

Roger Gaspard is a great and pragmatic lawyer who is extremely supportive and available.

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Corporate/M&A: Abu Dhabi-based

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Steven Worthington

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Band 2

Corporate/M&A: Dubai-based

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Marcus Booth

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Band 2

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Abdulwahid Alulama

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Band 3

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Sami Al-Louzi

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Band 4

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Roger Gaspard

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Up and Coming

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