Jamie Gibson > Dentons > Muscat, Oman > Lawyer Profile
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PO Box 3552, Muscat, Ruwi PC 112
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Jamie Gibson
Work Department
Corporate, Capital Markets, Construction, FDI, Infrastructure and PPP, M&A, Real Estate, Corporate Governance Defense and Space Financial Institutions, Mining Joint Ventures, Foreign Investment Review Freight and Logistics Industrial Production
Position
Jamie Gibson is the Managing Partner of Dentons’ Muscat office and heads up our tier 1 ranked Corporate practice in Muscat. He has been practising law in the Middle East since 2008 and has over 20 years’ experience working on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters including advising international and local clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate structuring’s, company establishments, and general commercial matters such as commercial agencies, statutory compliance and corporate governance.
He is an expert on foreign direct investment in Oman and has advised clients in a wide range of sectors, including defence, engineering & construction, FMCG, education, oil & gas, banking, logistics, manufacturing and infrastructure. Jamie is ranked in Chambers and Legal 500.
Career
2019 – present: Partner, Dentons
2008 – 2019: Partner, Trowers & Hamlins, Oman
2007 – 2008: Associate, Simpson Grierson, New Zealand
2004 – 2007: Associate, Auld Brewer Mazengarb & McEwen, New Zealand
Languages
English
Memberships
Solicitor, England and Wales, 2018
Barrister and solicitor, New Zealand, 2003
Education
University of Otago, 1999, LLB
University of Otago, 1997, BA
Lawyer Rankings
Oman > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)Dentons
‘s commercial and corporate department leverages a ‘good mix of Oman and international law and experience’, and is led by Jamie Gibson, who brings over 20 years of experience in various corporate matters, such as incorporations, acquisitions, capital markets and regulatory matters, including business licenses and registrations. The team is notably proficient in work involving novel business types and structures, and is highly sought after by clients in the oil and gas, energy, logistics, and financial sectors. Senior associate Michael Kneebone is a key member of the team in transactional matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Banking and finance
- Banking and finance
- Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction