Addleshaw Goddard in the Middle East

How we are helping thousands of clients across the Middle East

With committed, award-winning lawyers permanently based in the region at our offices in the United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar, we help clients to do business, operate and grow – both effectively and securely. More than a thousand of the region’s most dynamic businesses have trusted us to solve problems, deliver deals, defend rights, comply with regulations and manage risk. 

And appointed us time and time again. You too can rely on our team to deliver deep local and international experience, seamless service across jurisdictions, and the best possible outcomes. Because while the unique challenges that our clients bring us may vary, we approach and solve each of them with the same, single-minded focus: finding the smartest way to achieve the biggest impact.

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Helping our clients across the region

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


Our Riyadh partners have decades of combined experience in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia advising on corporate, banking, finance and infrastructure law. Our expertise aligns closely with Saudi Arabia’s national strategic plan – Vision 2030. For example, we have broad sector expertise in energy, oil and gas, renewables, infrastructure, transport, technology, hospitality,  manufacturing and consumer goods.

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Qatar


Our Doha office is home to some of the region’s most prestigious lawyers in construction, corporate finance, capital markets, banking, restructuring and commercial litigation. We advise on both English and Qatari law, as well as the QFC rules. Combining the standards of a top international law firm with a nuanced understanding of local laws and practices, we deliver exceptional legal services tailored to our clients’ needs. We have forged strong relationships with key government agencies, corporate entities, financial institutions, regulatory bodies, and private individuals across a wide range of sectors.

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Oman


Named Oman Law Firm of the Year twice in the last four years, we’ve been serving clients in Muscat since 2012. We provide our services through Nasser Al Habsi & Saif Al Mamari Law Firm in association with Addleshaw Goddard (Middle East) LLP. This fully integrated practice forms part of the wider Addleshaw Goddard group. It’s led by some of the best known and most respected Oman lawyers in corporate and commercial, construction, finance (including Islamic finance), employment, insurance, and dispute resolution law.

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United Arab Emirates


We have been operating in Dubai for over a decade, helping financial services clients, international investors, developers and corporate clients to succeed and grow across the region. We advise in over a dozen areas of law including corporate and commercial transactions and litigation; banking and finance (including Islamic finance); contentious and non-contentious construction, engineering and environmental matters; infrastructure, projects and energy; employment; real estate; and restructuring.

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A few fast facts

80+

10

Over

Legal

Lawyers

Years

2000 Projects

Rankings





80+ Lawyers across the Middle East, including 25 Partners

10 Years operating in UAE, Oman & Qatar. KSA office opened 2023

Over 2000 projects delivered for 1000+ clients in the Middle East over the last three years

Legal 500 Middle East and Chambers Middle East recognition across all divisions

43%

20

15

12

Income growth

Individuals ranked

Individuals ranked

Department rankings





43% income growth in the Middle East over the last year

20 individuals ranked in Chambers Middle East, 2024

15 individuals ranked in Legal500 Middle East, 2024

12 department rankings in Chambers Middle East 2024, including Corporate/M&A, Commercial, TMT, Projects, Finance, Restructuring, Islamic Funds, Real Estate, Disputes, Construction, Employment and Investment Funds

Highly

Ranked


Highly ranked in real estate, dispute resolution, finance and construction

80+

10

Lawyers

Years



80+ Lawyers across the Middle East, including 25 Partners

10 Years operating in UAE, Oman & Qatar. KSA office opened 2023

Over

Legal

2000 Projects

Rankings



Over 2000 projects delivered for 1000+ clients in the Middle East over the last three years

Legal 500 Middle East and Chambers Middle East recognition across all divisions

43%

20

Income growth

Individuals ranked



43% income growth in the Middle East over the last year

20 individuals ranked in Chambers Middle East, 2024

15

12

Individuals ranked

Department rankings



15 individuals ranked in Legal500 Middle East, 2024

12 department rankings in Chambers Middle East 2024, including Corporate/M&A, Commercial, TMT, Projects, Finance, Restructuring, Islamic Funds, Real Estate, Disputes, Construction, Employment and Investment Funds

Highly

Ranked


Highly ranked in real estate, dispute resolution, finance and construction

Awards

UAE CONSTRUCTION LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR 2024
Omar Law Firm of the Year
AI Legal Innovator of the Year
RESTRUCTURING TEAM OF THE YEAR 2022
ARBITRATION TEAM OF THE YEAR 2023
RESTRUCTURING DEAL OF THE YEAR 2023
CLIENT SERVICE AWARD 2023
BANKING & FINANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR 2022
TMT TEAM OF THE YEAR 2022

Our office addresses
in the Middle East

Level 44, Tornado Tower 
West Bay 
Doha, Qatar 
PO Box 22194

Tel: +974 4019 0309 

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Level 6, Burj Daman Tower
Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Tel: +971 4 350 6400

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Level 4, Unit 402
Beach One, Shatti Al Qurum
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Tel: +968 2495 0700

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9th floor, Hital Tower
King Fahad Branch Road
As Sahafah District
Riyadh 13315
Saudi Arabia

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