EMEA Finance recognises Dentons leading team as it announces winners of its 2014 Middle East Banking Awards
Abu Dhabi, 26 February 2015 - Dentons was awarded the Pan-Middle East Best Law Firm of the Year by EMEA Finance, whose Middle East Banking Awards winners for 2014 were announced recently. This is the fifth occasion on which Dentons has won this prestigious industry award in the past six years.
The Middle East Banking Awards, hosted by leading financial magazine EMEA Finance, recognise the achievements of industry players including law firms; commercial, investment and Islamic banks; asset managers and brokers in countries across the Middle East. EMEA Finance highlighted that Dentons' roles in advising the Government of Sharjah on its inaugural Sukuk and the National Bank of Oman on the establishment of US$600 million EMTN programme and debut issue were both notable transactions.
Partner Paul Jarvis, Head of Banking and Finance for the Middle East, said, "We are honoured to win Best Law Firm of the Year for 2014. It is a testament to the continued growth of our practice and our involvement in many of the most high profile and complex projects in the Middle East".
For further information, please contact:
Muireann Kelleher
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muireann.kelleher@dentons.com
About Dentons
Dentons is a global law firm driven to provide clients a competitive edge in an increasingly complex and interconnected world. A top 20 firm on the Acritas 2014 Global Elite Brand Index, Dentons is committed to challenging the status quo in delivering consistent and uncompromising quality in new and inventive ways. Dentons was formed by the combination of international law firm Salans LLP, Canadian law firm Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP (FMC) and international law firm SNR Denton. Dentons' clients now benefit from approximately 2,600 lawyers and professionals in more than 75 locations spanning 50-plus countries across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Russia, CIS and the Caucasus, the UK, and the US. The Firm serves the local, regional and global needs of a broad spectrum of clients, including private and public corporations; governments and government agencies; small businesses and start-ups; entrepreneurs; and individuals.
About Dentons in the Middle East
On the ground in the Middle East for half a century, Dentons has a nuanced understanding of the unique legal and business environment in the Middle East as well as long-standing relationships with governments and business communities. Clients use Dentons for the firm's unrivalled local knowledge and international expertise across the Middle East, Europe, the US, Africa and Asia.
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