Catherine Beckett > Dentons > DUBAI, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
LEVEL 18, BOULEVARD PLAZA 2
BURJ KHALIFA DISTRICT
P.O. BOX 1756
United Arab Emirates

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Catherine is a partner in the UAE Corporate and Commercial team. She has experience in general corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, takeovers and corporate finance.

Career

2013 – present: Corporate Partner at Dentons
2009 – 2013: Associate / Senior Associate at Dentons
2006 – 2009: Associate at CMS Cameron McKenna

Languages

English, French, German

Memberships

Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2006

Education

Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, 2003, LPC
University of Birmingham, 2002, LLB, FR Law with French

Lawyer Rankings

United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A

A ‘great team with unique and valuable insight on local practice and law’, Dentons is active in the full range of corporate deals in the region and acts for clients in a range of sectors, including energy, TMT, healthcare and real estate. Cross-border transactions are a key strength of the team and it is able to draw on the firm’s offices across the wider Middle East. The ‘superb‘ group head Iain Black stands out for his M&A and joint venture practice and David McGrory provides extensive counsel to clients engaged in the fintech, spacetech, renewables, aerospace and healthcare industries. Senior legal consultant Catherine Beckett and associate Kislay Kumar have also been active on an array of mandates. Ross Barfoot and Stephen McKenna were new arrivals in February 2024.