Following the successful approvals from the local regulatory authorities, we are pleased to announce that we are now open for business in Abu Dhabi. Bird & Bird’s long-standing reputation of deep industry knowledge across key industries, such as Aviation, Aerospace, Defence and Security, Communications, Energy and Utilities, Healthcare and Life Sciences and Media and Sports, presents an ideal opportunity to provide insightful commercial expertise to clients in the region.
Mark Pinder, Joint-Head of the International Corporate Group, will head up the office with initial support from three associates and a senior consultant. The associates are Bart van Aarnhem (Netherlands) a specialist telecoms regulatory lawyer, James Leeson (UK) a commercial IT lawyer and Christine Rae (Abu Dhabi) who joins us from a well established firm having worked in Abu Dhabi for over two years working primarily on energy and commercial work. The senior consultant is Advocate Eman Abuzeid (qualified Jordanian lawyer) who has over 20 years of experience as a commercial lawyer working across the Middle East, more recently in the UAE.
David Kerr, CEO, Bird & Bird, comments: “We are delighted to be opening our new office in Abu Dhabi as it provides us with a great platform to work with clients throughout the UAE as well as in the wider Middle East and Africa regions.”
Mark Pinder, Head of Bird & Bird Abu Dhabi, adds: “The UAE’s ongoing substantial investments in major commercial and corporate projects, across aviation, healthcare, energy, communications and media and sport present an ideal opportunity for Bird & Bird’s international and renowned expertise in delivering practical and imaginative commercial solutions to complex projects. We have a number of clients from all over the world with interests in the region and we look forward to building relationships and a long-term presence in Abu Dhabi.”
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