With corporate activity on the rise in the Middle East following the slowdown that resulted from the financial crisis, the market-leading corporate practice at Dentons in the region is well-placed to support the growth of our clients through mergers and acquisitions as well as joint ventures.

Across the Middle East, we give clients access to an unrivalled network of offices and associated offices, having opened our first office in the region 50 years ago. Our first work in the Gulf was for Total Oil in the 1930s and we have been heavily committed and involved in the market ever since.

Our corporate team has extensive experience advising on M&A transactions, joint ventures and group reorganizations, as well as assisting our clients with private equity, equity capital markets, IPOs and capital raisings, privatizations, business agreements and commercial contracts and tax planning.

Particularly well known for our emerging markets and cross-border work, we leverage our international presence with extensive local knowhow to work with global, national and emerging businesses. We work with public and private companies, private equity firms, state governments and major financial institutions.

We combine first-rate transactional expertise with a deep knowledge of the industry sectors in which our clients operate, offering informed and commercial counsel from talented deal lawyers who understand the various regulatory, tax, economic and other challenges and opportunities they face.

With 50 years on the ground in the Middle East, we have developed long-standing relationships with business communities and governments, coupled with an unrivalled understanding of the legal and business environment in which our clients operate. Our contacts, particularly in government and municipal departments, allow us to appreciate the importance not only of what the law says, but also of how it is applied. We focus on finding practical solutions for clients in a way that reduces execution risk and cost and leads to smoothly-run deals accomplished effectively and efficiently.

We draw on our specialists in tax, intellectual property, competition, real estate, employment and pensions so that those we work with can execute their chosen strategies and deal structures on time and with minimum disruption to their day-to-day operations.

Recognition

Dentons brings home five awards at the CEE Legal Matters 2024 Deal of the Year Awards

April 2, 2025

Global law firm Dentons was recognized with five awards at the 2025 CEE Legal Matters Deal of the Year Awards, including Deal of the Year in Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Latvia and Montenegro. The accolades are a testament to the quality of Dentons’ legal advice and the Firm’s leading role in the most important transactions in Central and Eastern Europe in 2024.

229 Dentons lawyers ranked in Chambers Global 2019

February 15, 2019

Dentons is pleased to announce that 229 of its lawyers have been ranked in the Chambers Global 2019 guide. This is an increase of over 30 percent compared to last year's total of 175. Of these recommended lawyers, 90 are ranked in the highest bands (Bands 1 and 2, Eminent Practitioner, Star, Senior Statespeople).

Dentons picks up three awards at The Oath Middle East Legal Awards, including International Law Firm of the Year

December 6, 2018

Dentons is pleased to announce that the Firm has once again been named 'International Law Firm of the Year' by The Oath Middle East Legal Awards. This is the second consecutive year that the Firm has taken home the evening's top prize. The awards ceremony took place in Dubai on 5 December 2018.

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Insights

New Executive Council resolution issued to regulate free zone establishments operating outside designated zones in the Emirate of Dubai

April 29, 2025

United Arab Emirates: Dubai Executive Council recently issued Resolution No. 11 of 2025 regulating the Free Zone Establishments' Conduct of their Business within the Emirate of Dubai (Resolution), and it is a new regulation that allows free zone establishments (FZEs) to expand their operations to onshore Dubai.

Oman employment updates

February 27, 2025

Oman: The relevant authorities in Oman are now actively taking steps to penalise companies that do not comply with certain employer obligations announced in 2024

Executive Regulations on the Oman Personal Data Protection Law

March 20, 2024

Muscat: The Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology has now released the much-anticipated Executive Regulations for the PDPL. These regulations have been established under Ministerial Decision 34/2024 and provide detailed guidance on the implementation of the law.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons corporate partner Nik Colbridge relocates to Dubai to expand equity capital markets practice

June 10, 2025

Dentons corporate partner Nik Colbridge will be relocating from London to the firm's Dubai office to expand its equity capital markets (ECM) practice in the Middle East.

Dentons promotes 10 partners across its UK, Ireland and Middle East region

April 17, 2025

Dentons, the world's largest global law firm, has announced the promotion of 10 new partners across the UK, Ireland, and Middle East (UKIME) Region.

Dentons brings home five awards at the CEE Legal Matters 2024 Deal of the Year Awards

April 2, 2025

Global law firm Dentons was recognized with five awards at the 2025 CEE Legal Matters Deal of the Year Awards, including Deal of the Year in Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Latvia and Montenegro. The accolades are a testament to the quality of Dentons’ legal advice and the Firm’s leading role in the most important transactions in Central and Eastern Europe in 2024.

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