{"id":46950,"date":"2025-01-24T12:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T12:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&p=46950"},"modified":"2025-01-24T12:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T12:51:08","slug":"skadden-opens-office-in-abu-dhabi-corporate-transactional-partner-michael-hilton-to-lead-office-and-middle-east-practice","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/skadden-opens-office-in-abu-dhabi-corporate-transactional-partner-michael-hilton-to-lead-office-and-middle-east-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Skadden Opens Office in Abu Dhabi; Corporate Transactional Partner Michael Hilton To Lead Office and Middle East Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Skadden is pleased to announce that it has opened its first office in the Middle East, located in Abu Dhabi\u2019s ADGM, the financial centre in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The office will be led by corporate transactional attorney\u00a0Michael Hilton<\/a>, who most recently was regional managing partner for the Middle East and North Africa at a Magic Circle firm.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to launch Skadden\u2019s office in Abu Dhabi, affirming our commitment to clients worldwide and underscoring the momentum behind the firm\u2019s strategic growth,\u201d said Skadden Executive Partner Jeremy London. \u201cSkadden\u2019s presence in ADGM is a natural outgrowth of our already robust practice in the region and will enhance our ability to provide seamless, integrated service to local and international clients in connection with their most sophisticated legal needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Hilton has more than 20 years of experience handling cross-border private and public M&A and joint ventures, with an emphasis on financial sponsor work. He has focused his practice on the Middle East for over a decade and advises clients across a number of industries, including private equity, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, financial services, telecom and technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cMichael is a highly regarded corporate lawyer with deep ties throughout the Middle East and beyond, making him an ideal fit to lead our efforts to expand our practice in the region,\u201d added Mr. London. \u201cIt is clear that Michael shares our values and our dedication to providing exceptional service to clients in the markets that are important to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSkadden\u2019s global platform is second to none,\u201d said Mr. Hilton. \u201cThe firm offers the highest quality legal services, and establishing a local presence in Abu Dhabi will enable it to deepen and expand its existing client relationships in the Middle East. I am delighted to join Skadden, to work alongside my new colleagues and for the opportunity to lead the firm\u2019s Abu Dhabi office and Middle East practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Hilton, who ranks in Band 1 in\u00a0Chambers<\/em>\u00a0for corporate\/M&A work, obtained his Master of Arts from the University of Cambridge in 1999 and his diploma in legal practice from Nottingham Law School in 2000.<\/p>\n

Lorenzo Corte, a global head of Skadden\u2019s transactions practices, said, \u201cWe have a long and successful track record of working with corporations, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds and other governmental entities in the region on many of their most high-stakes, high-profile matters. Michael\u2019s extensive experience and network across the Middle East will be key to growing those relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n

Skadden\u2019s expansion into the Middle East and the dynamic ADGM underscores the firm\u2019s commitment to providing sophisticated regional and international corporations, financial sponsors and other investors top-tier advice across M&A, financing, litigation and arbitration matters and white collar defense and investigations.<\/p>\n

Arvind Ramamurthy, chief market development officer at ADGM, said, \u201cWe are pleased to welcome Skadden to ADGM\u2019s growing ecosystem of global leaders in finance and law. With Skadden\u2019s strong global platform, we are confident that the firm\u2019s presence will further enhance the legal and advisory resources available to local and international clients within ADGM\u2019s ecosystem. Their decision to establish an office here speaks to the strength of Abu Dhabi as a regional hub for international businesses and reinforces ADGM\u2019s role in connecting companies to strategic growth opportunities across the Middle East and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0Bloomberg<\/em>\u2019s coverage of the opening of Skadden\u2019s Abu Dhabi office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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