Law firms and compliance advisers in Dubai

Largest Middle East-headquartered law firm; DIFC head office, founded 1989.

Dubai office of Clifford Chance in the DIFC; DFSA-registered Ancillary Services Provider.

Governance, risk and compliance with a significant DIFC presence; formation, DFSA authorisation, oversight.

Long-standing Middle East practice across Dubai, DIFC and Abu Dhabi; funds, finance and regulation.

DIFC office of A&O Shearman; banking and finance, funds and financial-services regulation.

Dubai office serving private capital, funds, finance and capital markets across the Gulf.

Dubai office of Maples Group; Cayman, BVI and Luxembourg fund structures for Gulf managers.

DIFC platform of Capricorn Fund Managers; first dedicated regulatory hosting solution in the DIFC, 2024.

Full-service firm founded in 2001, first to open in the DIFC in 2004, combining local expertise with international standards in arbitration and regulation.

Positions itself as the law firm of choice in the market, pairing local expertise with a global network to advise the largest in-bound and out-bound investors.

Banking, corporate and dispute-resolution practice built on deep knowledge of the regional legal system, advising sectors from energy to life sciences.

Advises government entities, energy companies, banks, private equity firms and multinationals, with strength in Islamic finance and international arbitration.

Long-standing GCC and Middle East legal practice built on close ties to local businesses and regulators, with native Arabic-speaking lawyers on the team.

DIFC office of a global legal practice; lawyers on the ground for more than 20 years, acting for government entities, family offices and private businesses.

Global-firm resources paired with specialist regional knowledge, advising investors on M&A, disputes, restructuring and investment funds via a bilingual team.

One of the first full-service business law firms in the region, founded in 1975, now marking its 50th anniversary, advising on banking, M&A and disputes.

Established in 2005, advising on private and public M&A, private equity, equity capital markets, venture capital and disputes across the GCC, Jordan and Egypt.

Regional MENA hub advising energy, defense, automotive, manufacturing and banking clients on project development, finance and construction.

Longest-standing international law firm in the region, opened in 1989 and now the largest such presence in the Middle East with 55-plus partners.

Founded in 1983, staffed by locally qualified Emirati and international lawyers with rights of audience before all levels of court.

Advising sovereigns, sovereign wealth funds, financial sponsors and family offices on M&A, private equity, energy and infrastructure work.

Open since 2006, offering integrated dispute resolution, transactions and regulatory advice across aerospace, shipping and construction sectors.

Established in 2009, advising on dispute resolution, arbitration, insurance coverage, M&A, capital markets and investment funds through a bilingual team.