John Podgore > ADG Legal > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile
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John Podgore
Work Department
Transactional Practice
Position
Partner – Head of Transactional Practice
Career
John is a product of big Western law firms – having come to Dubai in 2005 to open the office of a major US law firm (Akin Gump) – and he has been partner in US and British law firms in the Middle East over the years. John advises on a wide range of transactional matters, with a particular focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors in the Middle East, Africa, Russia and the CIS. He has traditionally advised on many diverse upstream oil and gas issues in frontier markets, including negotiating the first production sharing agreement in the Republic of Malawi and resolving high-stakes Development and Production Service Contract issues at Iraq’s Ministry of Oil headquarters in Baghdad. He also advises on all aspects of the development of major infrastructure projects from conventional/renewable power-generation, to midstream/ downstream oil and gas — to transportation/logistics infrastructure. He is increasingly advising clients on the intersection of the Energy Transition/Decarbonization, technology (blockchain, AI, IoT, etc.) and venture capital.
Languages
English, Arabic, Russian and Turkish
Memberships
Member of the New York Bar and the District of Columbia Bar
Member, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN)
Member, Dubai Energies Club
Member, American Chamber of Commerce of Dubai (f/k/a American Business Council of Dubai & the Northern Emirates); having previously held roles of President 2012-2013, General Counsel and Board Member
Education
Princeton University, A.B., Magna cum Laude
Damascus University, Faculty of Law, Fulbright Scholar
Saint Petersburg State University, Faculty of Law
Duke University School of Law, J.D.
Personal
John Eric Podgore heads our Transactional Practice Team based in Dubai. He has more than twenty years of experience in both private practice and general counsel roles, with over a decade practicing in the GCC.
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Firms to watch)ADG Legal‘s ascendant UAE team has strengthened its ranks further through the arrival of John Podgore from Addleshaw Goddard and Paul Bugingo from Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP. Mohammed Al Dahbashi leads the practice which covers a wide array of corporate and commercial mandates, often working with international clients looking to establish businesses in the UAE and wider region.