Eversheds Sutherland LLP > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Firm Profile

‘The Eversheds fraud team has a strong presence in the Middle East.’

‘They approach investigations with tenacity and quickly give clients the confidence that investigations will be conducted both thoroughly and fairly.’

‘The team is personable and available above all else which makes working with them an absolute pleasure! Every matter is responded to with excellent time management, competence, comprehensiveness and practical critique, evidencing a personal understanding of the client’s unique concerns, capacity and commercial objectives.’

‘Always available, pragmatic, concise and personable! A real pleasure to work with.’

‘The team replies promptly and provide comprehensive answers based on our specific requirements.’

‘Eversheds is very competent. I have been working with Eversheds since 2019 and, based on the guidance received during this period, I trust they are a reliable source.’

‘The team has proven to be very solid in their understanding of the different aspects of real estate which provides the clients with a comprehensive approach towards their matters.’

‘The team covers all aspects starting from ownership and tenancy relationships to licensing and regulatory aspects. The level of responsiveness was very good and consistent. The quality of the work product was very good in being straight forward and business friendly.’

‘The Eversheds team has an excellent practice acting for both banks and individuals. They are particularly well-known for enforcement of securitised borrowing in the Middle East, negotiating complex jurisdictional challenges with aplomb.’

‘Gillian Flannighan is an associate to watch for the future: a brilliant work-ethic and highly intelligent.’

‘Paul Taylor (managing partner of Dubai office) has been working in Dubai for many years and therefore has as much longevity & experience as any contemporaries in the market. He has built a successful award winning team in 3 years at Eversheds.’

‘Vast experienced in construction disputes, client oriented approach, very high level of thinking, close cooperation with the client and deep understanding of their needs, situation and prospects, which delivers very good integration with the client.’

‘Paul Taylor is great to work with and a clever lawyer.’

‘Paul Taylor and Roberta Wertman are a pleasure to work with, thoroughly recommended for their expertise, practicality and tenacity. Paul and Roberta possess immense depth of knowledge up and down the construction/engineering supply chain. Given a problem Paul and Roberta can work out a comfortable route to a solution from the outset, without diversions or back-tracing. Paul’s experience as an arbitrator also gives him the ability to consider a client’s case and expert evidence through the lens of the tribunal and potential opposition tactics.’

‘Paul Taylor – a truly excellent construction lawyer. Client friendly and provides advice in a clear and precise manner.’

‘A well drilled unit with great diversity mixing experience with youth. Communication second to none with robust practices and processes in place. Innovative online Eversheds case software makes it easy to track updates.’

‘The disputes team at Eversheds has a really good reputation in arbitration and international litigation.’

‘They absorb a huge amount of complex and high value disputes across both the commercial and construction spheres, and are able to tap into an excellent international network.’

‘The quality of the team ultimately speaks for itself: their results for clients are never less than brilliant.’

‘Of real note is Shalagh Massingham, who is simply brilliant: a ferocious litigator with excellent judgement.’

‘The ability to provide practical, business orientated advice.‘

‘Shalagh Massingham – Focused partner who is happy to spend time to break down complex issues and explain the basics for those not that familiar with litigation. You get the impression that you are her only case, even when you know that’s not the case.‘

‘The swift turnaround with feedback and action always impresses me.’

‘The team is  very commercial in their approach and take their time to understand my organisation and our needs.’

‘The firm truly understands our business despite it being niche.’

‘They are able to deliver concise advice and with exceptional speed on any matter be it corporate, commercial, IP etc.’

‘They possess a great team working ability, i.e. able to efficiently liaise with different branches globally.’

‘Christine Khoury is our main contact point for all matters handled by Eversheds. She has all the qualities of a great lawyer in private practice. Responsive, meticulous, technically astute and proactive are just a few of her merits.’

‘Christine Khoury is different because she will never compromise on the quality of work or her integrity no matter how ridiculous our requests were. A definite value adding counsel.’

‘Eversheds team is always available, ready to help, agile, efficient and able to deliver a great work product.’

‘We often work against very tight deadlines and I am always impressed to see how Nasser allocates the right resources at very short notice and gives his personal time to make sure we move fast and deliver very high quality input to our stakeholders.’

‘They are curious to understand our business model, provide practical and concise advice that I can literally “plug and play” which alleviates a lot of strain on our in-house team.’

‘Overall I would call out Eversheds for being super responsive on our last transaction. The team fully aligned with the client side and we avoided the need for lengthy video calls to explain the commercial position.’

‘We worked primarily with Clint Dempsey. Clint was on hand at all times leading the team and his inputs gave us a high level of confidence that we had bankable documentation for an end-user start up.’

‘Quick response and efficient.’

‘Clint is very responsive.’

‘Alex Whyatt is a clever and hard-working lawyer. He produces excellent written work and is an engaging and effective advocate.’