Dentons

Acquisition Finance; Banking and Finance; Hotel Financing; Islamic Finance; Project Finance; Real Estate Finance

Stephen Knight is a partner and co-head of the Middle East Banking and Finance practice in Dentons' Abu Dhabi office. He has 18 years' experience of working on a wide range of finance matters, including advising grantors, sponsors/borrowers and lenders on finance transactions and he regularly advises on both finance documents (conventional and Islamic) and commercial contracts. He has experience across a range of different sectors, including infrastructure/BOT/PPP transactions (especially in the healthcare, education and retail, leisure and hospitality sectors) and also power (renewable and thermal) and water financings. Stephen advises on English law and UAE law transactions.

Stephen is ranked Band 2 in Chambers Global Guide 2024 for Banking and Finance and ranked as "Highly Regarded" by IFLR1000 2024/5 for Project Finance and Banking and Finance.

March 2018 - present: Partner, Dentons

2009 to March 2018: Senior Associate, Allen & Overy, Abu Dhabi

2008-2009: Associate, Allen & Overy, Abu Dhabi

2008: Associate, Allen & Overy, Bangkok

2004-2008: Associate, Allen & Overy, London

2004: Trainee, Allen & Overy, Hong Kong

2002-2004: Trainee, Allen & Overy, London

2001: Paralegal, Allen & Overy, Brussels

Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2004

English

Nottingham Law School, 2002, LPC, Law

Durham University, 2001, LLB Law, Hatfield College, (Hons)