Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Law Firm (AS&H) in co-operation with Clifford Chance

Corporate

Omar leads the firm’s capital markets practice in the UAE and has extensive experience advising on equity investments and IPOs across the region with a focus on Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

He has a broad range of corporate experience including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and public takeovers.

Admitted as a barrister to Middle Temple 1997

Tenant, Radcliffe Chambers, Lincoln's Inn 1997

Linklaters LLP London, New York and Dubai 2000

Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2004

Seconded to Morgan Stanley, London 2004-05

Seconded to RBS, Dubai 2009

Joined Clifford Chance 2010

Partner since 2012

Co-Head of the Corporate Practice at AS&H Clifford Chance 2016

Head of UAE Equity Capital Markets at Clifford Chance 2024

Speaks English and Urdu

Cambridge University (BA & MA, Law) 1995

Cambridge University (LLM, Public International Law) 1996