Bracewell LLP

Bracewell’s Dubai office is a regional hub for clients with interests in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

We represent companies in the energy, defense, automotive, manufacturing, banking and professional services sectors on project development and project finance, construction, and commercial and corporate matters.

Our market-leading and award-winning energy team is perfectly complemented by our corporate and commercial practice. Our corporate and commercial lawyers have built a distinguished reputation advising on legal and commercial matters such as complex commercial contracts, joint ventures, M&A and corporate structuring in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Iraq (including the Kurdistan region), Yemen, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Afghanistan, Libya and across the African continent.

As well as taking the lead on corporate transactions, our corporate and commercial lawyers also advise our clients on the day-to-day business of running their operations, from providing pragmatic commercial advice on labour and employment matters to negotiating and drafting complex commercial contracts, joint ventures, M&A transactional matters and advising on all manner of regulatory matters and dispute resolution. With their experience not limited to the energy sector, the breadth of their practice also extends to the defence, manufacturing, retail, automotive and professional services sectors.

Our lawyers have a clear understanding of the local laws, cultural sensitivities and complex geopolitical realities of the MEA region. This knowledge has been developed through our experience as legal and business advisors to our clients and the valuable existing relationships that we have cultivated from over a decade of practice. These relationships include relationships with key government and regulatory bodies throughout the MEA region.