What we say about the firm's legal practice in United Arab Emirates
Banking and finance
Within Banking and finance, tier 5
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP handles conventional and Islamic financing transactions for its international client base. Mark Bisch and John Boehm are the key figures.
Corporate and M&A
Within Corporate and M&A, tier 5
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP’s Middle East attorneys ‘are good without exception’, and provide ‘clear, articulate guidance’, most notably across the defence, oil and gas, and infrastructure sectors. Mark Bisch, who is ‘particularly effective and conscious of providing value’, advised The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania on its arrangement with a private education provider to establish a Middle East research centre. The ‘knowledgeable and responsive’ John Lonsberg is also recommended.
Dispute resolution
Within Dispute resolution, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP is a third tier firm,
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP’s dispute resolution practice has an excellent reputation in the market, particularly in the energy sector where Jonathan Sutcliffe is considered to be ‘one of the best international arbitration energy lawyers in the market’. He, Philip Punwar and Hassan Elsayed provide valuable strategic advice to international clients in arbitration.
Projects and energy
Within Projects and energy , Fulbright & Jaworski LLP is a third tier firm,
In Fulbright & Jaworski LLP’s Dubai office, John Lonsberg, Richard Devine and Mark Bisch are all well regarded as oil and gas sector specialists, and advise clients including oil and oilfield services companies. It has been particularly active advising clients on prospective operations in Iraq.