Jones Day

Languages

• English
• Farsi
• French
• Italian
• Swedish

Law Firm Overview

Jones Day’s historic relationships over the past 20 years on a variety of matters in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East naturally led to the opening of our Dubai Office in 2009. Located in the heart of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), our Dubai, United Arab Emirates office is strategically positioned in this increasingly vital economic center of the world to more readily and efficiently serve the needs of our Middle Eastern clients with their international operations and activities, as well as our global clients with their Gulf Region matters and investments.

Our lawyers resident in Dubai have significant and substantial international experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity, energy, banking and finance, real estate, and litigation and arbitration. Our Dubai Office also is able to give legal advice on the local laws of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates, making Jones Day one of the very few international firms qualified to advise on all areas of U.A.E. law. As an integral part of the Jones Day One Firm Worldwide network, which consists of over 2,500 lawyers across 16 countries and four continents, we offer our clients in the Middle East not only an international reach, but also seamless access to substantial legal resources wherever needed around the globe.

Areas of Practice

• Africa Practice
• Banking & Finance
• Construction
• Corporate Real Estate Services
• Energy
• Energy Projects
• Global Infrastructure & Project Finance
• Government Regulation
• Hospitality
• International Litigation & Arbitration
• International Trade Disputes & Proceedings
• M&A Transactions
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Nordic Practice
• Real Estate
• Real Estate & Property Companies
• Real Estate Finance
• Real Estate Funds
• Trial Practice

Published Works

• Global Stock Plans Update, 2011
• Force Majeure in Troubled Times: The Example of Libya, 2011
• Fund Raising in the United Arab Emirates To Be Regulated, 2011
• Dubai Set to Alter IPO Rules to Attract Listings, 2011
• Basel Principles For Enhancing Corporate Governance In The Global Banking Sector: Do UAE Banks Comply?, 2010
• International Litigation & Arbitration – Europe, 2010
• Persian Gulf – Law Firms, Negotiating Away The Fears, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, 2010
• Dubai Office, 2009
• Old Risks, New Contracts: Changes in the Way Construction Contracts Are Being Procured in the Middle East, 2006

Representative Cases

• 4Gas seeks advice in Dragon LNG receiving terminal and regasification plan , (2010)
• Asylum is granted for Iranian family , (2009)
• ATC resolves action against Wood Group resulting from failure of submersible water pumps in Saudi Arabia , (2011)
• Eurasian Natural Resources acquires Enya Holding for $300 million , (2010)
• FCPA monitor appointed pursuant to DOJ settlement , (2010)
• Galana develops fixed oil jetty, receiving terminal, and part facilities in Madagascar , (2010)
• Global industrial services company seeks advice on FCPA issues in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Khalilifamilienstiftung (Khalili Family Trust) seeks advice in multi-jurisdictional dispute with art collector
• Laos Power Project Consortium develops and finances Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Project , (2010)
• MAN Roland is largest private creditor in Tri-Press chapter 11 case , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Class Actions, Closely Held Businesses, Commercial Banks, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Leasing, Commercial Real Estate, Complex Litigation, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Corporate Governance, Credit Unions, Debtor/Creditor, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Eminent Domain, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Food & Drug Administration, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Government Agencies & Programs, Housing & Urban Development, International Banking, International Trade Litigation, Joint Ventures, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Law Enforcement Agencies, Lending & Secured Transactions, Limited Liability Companies, Litigation & Appeals, Loan Workouts, Medicare & Medicaid, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Military & Veterans Appeals, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Multidistrict Litigation, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Patent Litigation, Public Finance, Real Estate Law, Reorganizations, Residential Real Estate, Savings & Thrifts, Shareholders' Rights, Social Security -- Disability, Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits, State & Local Agencies, State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Title Insurance, Trade Associations, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Venture Capital, Veterans' Affairs, Welfare