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Dentons Offices
LEVEL 18, BOULEVARD PLAZA 2
BURJ KHALIFA DISTRICT
P.O. BOX 1756
United Arab Emirates
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Iain Black
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Iain is a partner in the Dentons UAE Corporate & Commercial team, based in Dubai. He regularly advises on various corporate transactions including domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, restructurings, company establishments and equity capital markets. Iain has particular expertise in advising on cross-border transactions across the Middle East and Africa.
Languages
English
Memberships
Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales, 1999
Education
The College of Law, 1996, LPC
Lawyer Rankings
United Arab Emirates > Commercial, corporate and M&A
A ‘great team with unique and valuable insight on local practice and law’, Dentons is active in the full range of corporate deals in the region and acts for clients in a range of sectors, including energy, TMT, healthcare and real estate. Cross-border transactions are a key strength of the team and it is able to draw on the firm’s offices across the wider Middle East. The ‘superb‘ group head Iain Black stands out for his M&A and joint venture practice and David McGrory provides extensive counsel to clients engaged in the fintech, spacetech, renewables, aerospace and healthcare industries. Senior legal consultant Catherine Beckett and associate Kislay Kumar have also been active on an array of mandates. Ross Barfoot and Stephen McKenna were new arrivals in February 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Corporate finance (including Islamic lending)
- Capital markets
- Construction
- Dispute resolution: arbitration and international litigation
- Dispute resolution: compliance and investigations
- Employment
- Infrastructure and projects (including project finance)
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Real estate