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About Denton Wilde Sapte

Denton Wilde Sapte is a leading international law firm headquartered in the City of London. With an expanding network of offices and associates in Europe, Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East, we combine world class industry skills with cutting-edge financial and corporate capabilities and are able to offer a comprehensive range of commercial legal advice. By understanding our clients' businesses and the industries in which they operate, we can provide creative, yet practical, advice of the highest quality based on expert local knowledge.

Our areas of expertise

We are recognised for our sector strengths in financial institutions; energy, transport and infrastructure; technology, media and telecommunications; and real estate and retail.

Financial Institutions (FIS): We have extensive experience in the FIS sector, including working on general syndicated loan facilities, structured finance transactions and private equity, project and trade finance deals. We have worked on all types of domestic and international finance projects, acting for banks and borrowers, governments, traders and exporters and other financial market players.

Energy, Transport & Infrastructure (ETI): We have long been a leader within the ETI sector and our lawyers are leading experts in aviation, environment, health and safety, electricity, infrastructure, oil & gas, rail and water. We act for governments, utilities, local and multinational companies and banks, and have over 60 years' experience working for the public and private sectors in over 50 countries.

Technology, Media & Telecoms (TMT): We advise both leading and emerging players from across the broader TMT sector, both in the UK and across our international network. Our key areas of TMT expertise are Intellectual Property, Life sciences, Media and entertainment industry issues, Outsourcing, Sports law, Technology and IT and Telecoms. We have real depth of sector expertise, not just within our core TMT practice but in areas as diverse as M&A, real estate, litigation and finance.

Real Estate & Retail (RER): We work with clients whose primary business is property or whose business relies on a significant property base - whether construction, investor, developer, retailer, government or public sector. Our real estate lawyers have considerable support from our highly-rated Planning team, which deals with all aspects of the planning process, highways and judicial review. Our Environment team also regularly advises on contaminated sites and we draw from the wealth of experience within our Corporate, Banking and Taxation service lines.

Denton Wilde Sapte in the Middle East

The Middle East is a diverse and complex region. Countries are experiencing significant transition and Arab companies today are serious participants in the world economy. Denton Wilde Sapte is committed to the Arab world and uniquely equipped to support both public and private organisations working throughout the Middle East. With a direct presence in the region where we have four offices, an associate office and a network of over 70 lawyers, we provide local and international legal services in a way which few other firms can match.

Over 40 years experience in the region gives us local contacts and experience that most competitors would envy and we have the breadth and depth of expertise to handle the most complex instructions. We successfully steer clients through the often unfamiliar business requirements that less experienced advisers may not fully appreciate.

Our offices in the Middle East

Abu Dhabi

Since its establishment in 1981, our Abu Dhabi office has developed into a full-service office with notable expertise in finance, energy, construction, corporate, aviation and public and regulatory law. It has a client list which includes government institutions and local and international banks and companies. Staffed by 10 UK and international lawyers and offering capability to work in the Arabic language, the office is able to advise on a wide range of matters. These include the incorporation of companies, conventional and Islamic finance deals, project finance, general corporate and commercial matters, real estate, energy, corporate finance and major arbitrations.

Cairo

Continuously working in Egypt since 1964, the office has unrivalled understanding of the local legal and economic environment.

The office's growth has mirrored Egypt's own legislative and economic development and is run in association with the El Otiefi Law Office. The El Otiefi Law Office and Denton Wilde Sapte work closely together, combining the skills of more than eighteen lawyers and sharing offices, expertise and know-how. The firm employs lawyers of Egyptian, French, Italian and American nationality. The association provides a comprehensive range of international and domestic consulting and legal services and is the recipient of numerous awards.

Dubai

The Dubai office, our biggest in the region, was established in 1969. Since then it has developed into one of the leading firms in the region. Staffed by a team of over 40 UK and internationally qualified lawyers and offering bi-lingual Arabic and English language capability, our offices are able to advise on a wide range of matters including corporate/commercial law, banking, corporate finance, Islamic finance, energy, IT/IP, projects and construction, real estate, telecoms and arbitration and dispute resolution.

Our additional presence in the Dubai Technology, Electronic Commerce and Media Free Zone enables us to provide a dedicated service to companies based in Dubai Internet City and Dubai Media City.

Muscat

Our Muscat office is a key part of our Middle East network. Today, with 3 partners and 14 other lawyers qualified in Oman, Australia, Sudan, the UK and the US, it is the foremost legal practice within the Sultanate. The office provides a full range of both Oman and English law advice and has highly regarded lawyers practicing in banking and finance, corporate and commercial, projects and energy and construction and real estate. The lawyers in our litigation group have rights of audience before the local courts and between them they have more experience in Oman than any other dispute resolution practice. We also have a rapidly growing intellectual property, technology and telecommunications practice. The office is also recognised as having outstanding Arabic language capability.

Riyadh

In Saudi Arabia, Denton Wilde Sapte operates in association with The Law Firm of Wael A. Alissa, one of Saudi Arabia’s leading law firms. Our Riyadh office is uniquely positioned to advise our clients on all aspects of doing business in Saudi Arabia, the largest economy in the Middle East with the largest proven oil reserves. Denton Wilde Sapte has decades of experience serving local and international clients in Saudi Arabia, and the addition of the Riyadh office enhances these capabilities. Our Riyadh office is staffed by US and Saudi Arabian lawyers with several years experience advising on all aspects of doing business in Saudi Arabia.

All the offices work closely together and are supported by a team of partners and solicitors in London with wide ranging experience gained working throughout the Middle East. This network allows us to support our clients wherever their business takes them.

For further information please contact:

Neil Cuthbert
Managing Partner – Middle East Region
neil.cuthbert@dentonwildesapte.com
Neil Nicholson
Partner – Head of Corporate Finance, Dubai
neil.nicholson@dentonwildesapte.com

Owain Jones
Managing Partner – Abu Dhabi
owain.jones@dentonwildesapte.com

Michael Lacey
Managing Partner – Cairo
michael.lacey@dentonwildesapte.com

Paul Sheridan
Managing Partner - Muscat
paul.sheridan@dentonwildesapte.com

Amgad Husein
Managing Partner – Riyadh
amgad.husein@dentonwildesapte.com

Chris Appleby
Partner – Dubai Internet City
chris.appleby@dentonwildesapte.com

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