Our Middle East practice has worked in the region for over 25 years with clients involved in cross-border transactions concerning the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. 

We have a large team of lawyers with extensive, practical experience in the MENA region guiding how our corporate and government clients are structured and operate. One of our partners played a leading role in drafting the Exon-Florio amendment in 1988, while serving as Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Treasury Department, and is ranked as a "CFIUS Expert" by Chambers USA. Our ranks also include the former U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Under Secretary for Policy who coordinated the policy activities of the DOT from 2002 to early 2008, and in that capacity, worked with airlines and other companies throughout the transport sector as well as governments around the world. 

With experienced leadership such as this and the firm's long-standing experience of operating at the intersection of business and government, we are able to offer our clients extensive knowledge and support in highly regulated and rapidly growing industries. Our capabilities in industries such as media, infrastructure, energy, construction, aerospace, and hospitality directly align with the needs of the region.

Our lawyers include local Arabic speakers and lawyers with extensive knowledge and experience of the region.  Their activities include corporate law, private equity and other investments; government, construction, energy and transportation; trade; telecommunications; hospitality; and intellectual property.