Lee Irvine > 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

Lee is a partner in the Financial Markets group in our Dubai office. He has extensive experience in advising financial institutions and public and private companies on all aspects of conventional and Islamic debt capital markets, equity capital markets and liability management.

Lawyer Rankings

United Arab Emirates > Capital markets

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Lee IrvineSimmons & Simmons Middle East LLP

Simmons & Simmons Middle East LLP is active on the update and issuance of a range of debt instruments, demonstrating engagement with corporates and financial institutions in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan, among others. Team head Lee Irvine is praised for ‘his rapport with clients and entrepreneurial approach‘. He oversees complex sukuk transactions and international debt offerings, as well as boasting strong connections to financial institutions in Qatar. Leah Weldon-Evans, who joined the firm from HSBC in March 2024, provides further transactional and regulatory expertise.