Ranking tables
Restructuring/Insolvency | Global
United Arab Emirates
Band 2
Band 3
Akin
Pinsent Masons LLP
Reed Smith
White & Case LLP- Al Tamimi & Company
Band 2
Up and Coming
Tabasam Faqir Freshfields- Matthew DysonDWF (Middle East) LLP
Band 1
1 A&O ShearmanRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 1 |Benefiting from the firm's market-leading banking practice, A&O Shearman's restructuring and insolvency department acts for a number of prominent regional and international financiers on the restructuring of both conventional and Shari'a-compliant facilities. It has considerable experience counselling clients with regard to UAE bankruptcy law and is also frequently mandated on Saudi-related matters, leveraging expertise located in the firm's Riyadh office.
1 Clifford Chance LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 1 |Clifford Chance offers a market-leading practice advising an enviable roster of global banks and financial institutions on the restructuring of credit facilities. The team also acts for syndicates of prominent regional lenders on a variety of Shari'a-compliant restructuring mandates. Lawyers within the firm have additional experience representing sukuk holders in respect of the restructuring of their certificates.
1 DLA Piper Middle East LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 1 |DLA Piper is widely noted as one of the first international law firms to dedicate significant resources to restructuring and insolvency in the UAE. Its lawyers offer extensive experience assisting creditors, trustees and liquidators with financial restructuring and administration proceedings. The team also acts for company directors on the wind-down of entities and the related negotiation with creditors.
Band 2
2 Addleshaw Goddard LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 2 |Addleshaw Goddard has a prominent restructuring practice advising both regional and international financial institutions, in their capacities as creditors, on complex financial restructurings. The firm offers further experience acting for distressed borrowers on the restructuring of their finance facilities and has acted on numerous high-profile matters in this space.
2 LinklatersRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 2 |Linklaters has a strong Dubai-based restructuring practice, leveraging the capabilities of its top-tier banking and finance group. Its lawyers represent a number of well-known regional corporate clients in the restructuring of their financial obligations. The team also assists financial institutions with the refinancing of credit facilities.
Band 3
3 AkinRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 3 |Akin maintains a respected restructuring and insolvency practice in Dubai which frequently represents creditors, including banks. A notable area of experience is its work on behalf of bondholders and noteholders in the restructuring of sukuk and other debt securities.
3 Pinsent Masons LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 3 |The Dubai office of Pinsent Masons is home to a well-established restructuring and insolvency practice. Its client list includes prominent Islamic banks as well as some of the most notable insolvency practitioners in the market. In addition to its lender-side work, Pinsent Masons also assists debtors. It is active in both contentious and non-contentious restructuring proceedings.
3 Reed SmithRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 3 |Reed Smith is a well-respected US law firm with a compact UAE restructuring department based in Dubai. The group represents several prominent regional companies in the restructuring of high-value debt obligations. It also acts for administrators in complex insolvency proceedings.3 White & Case LLPRestructuring/Insolvency2025 | Band 3 |White & Case is well known for its expansive Middle East presence and longstanding relationships with several major clients. Its Dubai-based finance practice often represents borrowers in the refinancing and restructuring of both conventional and Islamic debt products. The team also acts for lenders on the refinancing of credit facilities.