Dubai – Akin is pleased to announce that, effective March 27, 2023, the firm has more than doubled its office space in Dubai, moving from the 10th floor to the 40th floor of ICD Brookfield Place in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The DIFC is Dubai’s global financial center, and. in 2007, Akin became the first U.S. law firm to open in the DIFC. Fifteen years later, the firm celebrates its continued growth in the United Arab Emirates and in the DIFC’s flagship building.
Mahmoud (Mac) Fadlallah, partner in charge of Akin’s Dubai office, commented, “This move follows sustained growth across all of our practices in Dubai and represents an exciting and natural next step for Akin. Our new office space significantly increases our footprint, a reflection of our success and growth in the region. Moreover, it is statement of intent to continue to deliver excellence for our clients in the Middle East and internationally. We look forward to welcoming both clients and colleagues to the new office.”
Lawyers in Akin’s Dubai office advise public and private sector clients across a range of practice areas, including: energy, disputes, sanctions, export controls, debt and equity markets, Islamic and conventional finance, corporate, M&A, public policy and dispute resolution, as well as construction and engineering, and anti-corruption compliance.
Last year, the firm welcomed leading disputes partner Graham Lovett to the Dubai office alongside an established disputes team comprising senior counsel Ryan Whelan and counsel Michael Stewart.
Akin has recently been shortlisted across four categories in Law.com International’s annual The Middle East Legal Awards 2023, including ‘International Law Firm of the Year.’ In 2022, Akin won the ‘Innovation through Technology – Private Practice’ category in recognition of the firm’s interactive platform, OverRuled, a machine learning-enhanced legal data productivity platform for lawyers and compliance professionals.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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