Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

About this office:

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is a leading international law firm. Consistently ranking among the world's top law firms in industry surveys and major publications, Gibson Dunn is distinctively positioned in today's global marketplace with 1000 lawyers and 16 offices in major cities throughout the United States and Europe. Committed to providing the highest quality legal services to its clients. Gibson Dunn's representative clients include some of the world's largest multinational corporations in all major industries, leading government entities, commercial and investment banks, start-up ventures, emerging growth businesses, partnerships and individuals.

The American Lawyer has named Gibson Dunn the 2010 Litigation Department of the Year. In awarding this honor, the magazine dubbed Gibson Dunn's litigators the "Game Changers," adding, "when other firms and conventional strategies come up short, clients in deep trouble turn to Gibson Dunn for fresh, aggressive thinking and innovative rescues."

Dubai, UAE Office Profile: The Dubai office is dedicated to servicing the needs of clients in the Middle East, including local companies, banks, family offices and government agencies, as well as U.S., European, Asian and other companies doing business in the Gulf. Our Firm has been representing many of the largest institutions and companies in the region for more than 30 years. Gibson Dunn ranks as No. 1 in Middle East M&A by both value and number of deals in 2006, based on Mergermarkets reported deals involving GCC buyers, sellers or targets. The Dubai office works as an integrated team with Gibson Dunn's 13 other worldwide offices, including our European offices in London, Paris, Brussels and Munich, and has the capabilities to handle complex and innovative transactions and comprehensively serve clients' needs across disciplines throughout the Middle East.

Gibson Dunn lawyers have been involved in numerous Islamic financial transactions and have regularly worked with Sharia scholars to develop Sharia compliant investment structures. Our lawyers have worked with Sharia scholars to develop the Ijara lease structure, which subsequently became the model for Sharia compliant leveraged real estate ownership in the United States. The Firm advised on the design and implementation of the first Sharia compliant leveraged private equity transaction in France; and we have also helped structure Sharia compliant investments in other European countries and the United States. We have also provided advice to many Middle Eastern financial institutions, including Islamic institutions, regarding the regulations applicable to them, including anti-money laundering regulations, and have represented many of such institutions with respect to establishing and operating affiliates in Europe and the U.S. In addition, we regularly represent Middle Eastern and other clients in court (including the U.S. Supreme Court), arbitrations, and other forums in connection with matters of the highest significance.

Regional and outbound mergers and acquisitions, private equity and other investment transactions, including fund formation; regional and global finance transactions, including Sharia compliant finance; project finance; capital markets investments; real estate investments; tax issues applicable to investments in the United States and Europe; commercial dispute regulation, including litigation and international arbitration; regulatory compliance matters; and infrastructure development, financing, construction and operation.

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