James Coleman > Simmons & Simmons Middle East LLP > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile

Simmons & Simmons Middle East LLP
PO Box 506688
Office 17-04, Level 17, ICD Brookfield Place,
Mustaqbal Street, Dubai International Financial Centre
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates

Position

James is a partner based in our Dubai office and is the Head of the firm’s Corporate and Commercial Practice Group in the Middle East. He specialises in private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate reorganisations, investment fund establishment and related financial regulation. His clients include private equity funds, investment managers, sovereign wealth funds, corporates, financial institutions and state-owned enterprises. James has been based in the MENA region for over twelve years. He is fluent in English and German.

Lawyer Rankings

United Arab Emirates > Investment fund formation and management

(Leading partners)

James Coleman – Simmons & Simmons Middle East LLP

Simmons & Simmons Middle East LLP is well positioned to advise on the formation and structuring of Islamic and conventional open and closed-ended funds for regional and global asset managers, with notable expertise in public fund launches. Muneer Khan is highly regarded for his dual focus on funds and financial services regulation. James Coleman handles fund investment and capital deployment matters, while Sami Ben Dechiche supports on fund establishment, closings, and regulatory compliance.