Comparative Guide
Merger Control
United Arab Emirates
Sabra Ferhat
Often handling large–scale data protection matters, Clifford Chance is praised for its ‘deep sectoral expertise.’ The team is led by Jack Hardman, who is highly proficient in digital assets, digital financial services, and cross-border technology transactions. Other key members of the team include James Dadford, who is a FinTech expert, and regulatory specialist Sami Rahim.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Testimonials
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- ‘Jack Hardman and his team bring a combination of deep technical knowledge and a solutions-oriented approach. They also draw upon Clifford Chance's global network and cross-practice teams to deliver high quality advice.’
- ‘The CC team is highly responsive, pragmatic, and commercial in their approach.'
- 'They are able to distil queries into straightforward advice. They are a prominent name in the TMT and regulatory sectors in the UAE.’
- ‘Jack Hardman is extremely responsive and good to work with. He is a renowned name in the UAE regulatory and TMT sectors for his advice.’
Key clients
- Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
- Abu Dhabi Global Markets
- Careem Networks
- Dubai Holding
- Dubai International Financial Centre Authority
- Emirates Development Bank
- First Abu Dhabi Bank
- Lunate
- Mashreqbank
- Bayobab
- Tawal
- Trendyol
- UAE Central Bank
- Worldpay
Work highlights
Advised Mashreqbank, one of the UAE’s leading financial institutions, on the carve out and sale of a majority stake in NEOPAY, the UAE's fast-growing payment solutions provider, to a consortium comprising Arcapita Group Holdings Limited and Dgpays.
Advising the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) on its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the Digital Dirham.
Advised FAB on its entry into of a transformational, multi-year and multi-jurisdictional outsourcing project with Infosys.
Practice head
Jack Hardman
Other key lawyers
James Dadford; Sami Rahim