Legal, Compliance & Regulatory
White & Case
Verified 24 September 2026
US-headquartered firm present over 35 years, fielding ~100 Arabic-fluent lawyers advising sovereign wealth funds on projects, M&A and construction.
US-headquartered global firm whose Abu Dhabi office, opened in 2007 as its first in the UAE, forms part of a roughly 100-lawyer UAE team advising sovereign wealth funds and their portfolio companies on projects, M&A, private equity and construction.
Every field below was confirmed against a public source on 24 September 2026. Verification is a check on the data, not an endorsement of the firm.
Jurisdiction
Abu Dhabi
Service line
Legal, Compliance & Regulatory
Services
Debt finance (conventional and Islamic finance), Capital markets, Financial restructuring and insolvency, M&A and corporate, Private equity, Energy, infrastructure and project development, Construction and dispute resolution, Real estate and fintech & regulatory
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