Osama Abu-Dehays > Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Offices
Level 34
100 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4AG
England
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Osama Abu-Dehays
Work Department
Corporate; Mergers & Acquisitions; Commercial Litigation; Copyright Counseling & Litigation; Employment Law; Regulatory; Intellectual Property; Technology; Communications; Retail, Ecommerce & Consumer Brands; Travel, Leisure & Hospitality; Sports; Media & Entertainment; Middle East
Position
Pillsbury Corporate partner Osama Abu-Dehays is known throughout the Middle East and North Africa for his commercial, technology, media and telecommunications law experience.
Based in London, Osama represents broadcasters, football leagues and telecom/technology providers. He crafts licensing deals, litigates intellectual property disputes, and advises on regulatory and corporate matters. Osama has drafted media and sports regulations, and has advised on numerous high-profile, politically sensitive civil and criminal cases. Before joining Pillsbury, he worked as chief legal officer at Al Jazeera network and other major media groups.
Education
LL.B., University of Kent
B. Comm., Concordia International University
Postgraduate Degree, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Intellectual Property Law
Lawyer Rankings
London > Industry focus > Emerging markets
The ‘friendly, engaging, proactive‘ team at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has ‘vast knowledge of the emerging markets‘. It handles M&A deals, in- and outbound investments, debt and equity financings, and strategic investment deals. London managing partner Matthew Oresman continues to grow the team in key areas, with white-collar crime specialist Audrey Koh joining in 2024 from Avonhurst. ‘Calm, erudite‘ head of corporate James Campbell leads the firm-wide Africa practice, while Antony Single leads the energy transition group, which is active in many emerging markets. Osama Abu-Dehays handles projects in the Middle East, notably in the commercial, technology, media and telecommunications sectors.
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Firm Rankings
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Industry focus > TMT
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)