Ranking tables
Investment Funds | Global
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Band 1
1 King & Spalding LLPInvestment Funds2025 | Band 1 | 13 Years RankedKing & Spalding maintains a premier team with longstanding expertise in the investment funds arena. The firm is acknowledged for assisting with matters across the region and has particular strength in relation to Saudi Arabia. Lawyers within the group are noted for their strong expertise in venture capital, private equity and real estate funds, as well as their ability to act for both general and limited partners. The firm also possesses leading expertise in REITs and advises on a wide array of matters, including Shari'a compliance issues.
1 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPInvestment Funds2025 | Band 1 | 12 Years RankedMorgan Lewis has a highly esteemed practice in this field, with significant experience advising on Shari'a-compliant funds, as well as in regard to the representation of limited partners. It is well versed in credit and feeder funds, and advises on a range of QIFs, including in the real estate and technology sectors. Its lawyers represent clients in fund-related matters throughout the Middle East, with particular strengths in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The firm continues to grow its sovereign wealth and pension fund expertise.
Band 2
2 A&O ShearmanInvestment Funds2025 | Band 2 | 13 Years RankedA&O Shearman houses a highly respected team of investment fund lawyers who regularly advise high-end regional and international clients on a range of investment products. It is recognised by a number of sources for its impressive sovereign wealth fund expertise, and it possesses extensive capabilities in open as well as closed-ended funds, Shari'a-compliant structures and private equity investments. The team is well regarded for fund formation.
2 Norton Rose FulbrightInvestment Funds2025 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedNorton Rose Fulbright has a respected Middle East investment funds team, principally comprising lawyers based in Dubai and Luxembourg. The group advises on a range of matters, including the structuring and launch of Shari'a-compliant and real estate funds, as well as funds targeting investment in digital and crypto assets. Further significant areas of activity include the establishment of funds focused on supporting sustainability and energy transition.
Band 3
3 Addleshaw Goddard LLPInvestment Funds2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedAddleshaw Goddard has a robust investment funds team in the UAE complemented by notable funds expertise located in Oman. The firm's London partners are also frequently engaged by asset managers in the Middle East to assist with the formation of Shari'a-compliant funds. Addleshaw's fund formation capabilities are further enhanced by its expertise in ancillary areas such as dispute resolution.
3 Dechert LLPInvestment Funds2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedDechert's Dubai office is home to a compact group of lawyers with extensive experience advising on the formation of Shari'a-compliant funds. The firm's Middle Eastern client base is also ably served by lawyers based in London.
3 Simmons & SimmonsInvestment Funds2025 | Band 3 | 13 Years RankedSimmons & Simmons is a major name for investment funds globally. Its Dubai team is highly regarded for its capabilities in private equity and hedge funds, and frequently endorsed for its strength in Shari'a regulatory matters concerning fund formation and structuring. The firm is also highly active on venture capital fund mandates.
3 White & Case LLPInvestment Funds2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedWhite & Case is noted for its growing investment funds team in Dubai, following its hire of multiple lawyers from Dechert at the end of 2023. The team acts for an impressive list of clients drawn from across the Middle East, but with a particular emphasis on the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Its clientele comprises asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, investment platforms and institutional investors.