Sameera Kimatrai
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Sameera Kimatrai is an English law qualified of counsel in the Dubai office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and leads the firms Middle East regulatory practice in the UAE. She has experience advising governments, regulators and a broad range of financial institutions in the UAE including investment managers, commercial and investment banks, payment service providers and digital asset service providers on complex regulatory issues both in onshore UAE and in the financial free zones. Sameera has extensive legislative drafting experience, and regularly consults and advises on new regulatory frameworks in the UAE and KSA. She is an active member of Gibson Dunn’s Fintech and Digital Assets practice and has particular experience in digital asset regulation across the Middle East and Africa having spent time as a senior regulatory lawyer in the legal department of a large digital assets exchange.
Personal
University of Cambridge - 2015 Master of Arts
University of Law - 2013 Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
University of Law - 2013 Legal Practice Course
University of Law - 2012 Graduate Diploma in Law
University of Cambridge - 2011 Bachelor of Arts
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Sameera Kimatrai is of counsel at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Dubai. Kimatrai is a specialist in financial regulatory work and advises banks, payments services businesses and digital asset service providers on regulatory compliance.
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"Sameera Kimatrai is a very driven, extremely switched-on lawyer. She really understands financial regulation and is one of the few experts in the region. She is a pleasure to work with."
"Sameera is one of the strongest FinTech lawyers in the UAE. She has very detailed knowledge of all of the rule books here, and she is able to navigate the tricky regulatory landscape and guide us. Sameera consistently provides a helpful overview for our business."
"Sameera Kimatrai is a very driven, extremely switched-on lawyer. She really understands financial regulation and is one of the few experts in the region. She is a pleasure to work with."
"Sameera is one of the strongest FinTech lawyers in the UAE. She has very detailed knowledge of all of the rule books here, and she is able to navigate the tricky regulatory landscape and guide us. Sameera consistently provides a helpful overview for our business."