The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced last week that Linklaters, a law firm which specializes in advising the world's leading companies, financial institutions and governments, has been registered by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate as an Ancillary Service Provider from the DIFC.
Linklaters' Dubai office has been established in response to clients’ increased strategic focus on the Middle East and the increasing levels of investment into and out of the region, leading to a growing demand for premium legal advice.
The new office builds on Linklaters’ thirty-year track-record of advising governments, banks, corporates and project sponsors in the Middle East. The firm has amassed experience working on securities issues, project finance transactions, corporate finance transactions, aircraft financings and Shari'a-compliant financings.
Linklaters has also been involved in the creation and growth of local currency-denominated international securities issues for international borrowers and syndicated loans to borrowers in the region.
Linklaters' Dubai office will provide advice on a broad range of corporate and finance work, including capital markets, project finance, banking, asset finance and Islamic finance, as well as corporate/M&A and TMT advice to clients operating in, and moving into, the Middle East.
The office will be led by three partners: Ewan Cameron, previously head of corporate and securities at Clifford Chance’s Dubai office; Scott Campbell, who has also joined Linklaters as a partner from Clifford Chance; and Jonathan Inman, a projects partner who is transferring from Linklaters' London office, where he focused on the Middle East.
Mr Cameron commented:
"Opening an office in the DIFC in Dubai reflects Linklaters' commitment to be where our clients need us and strengthens our existing capability of advising clients in the region on all issues relating to structuring, documenting and closing a wide range of transactions in the Middle East."
Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman, Director General of the DIFC Authority noted that:
“I am delighted to welcome Linklaters to the DIFC as an Ancillary Service Provider. With reputed organizations such as Linklaters joining the DIFC, we can provide added value and professional assistance to all our clients. The DIFC aims to set a new benchmark in terms of quality of service offered in the region.”
Last month, Linklaters was named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2006.
The judges singled out "the coming together of [Linklaters'] pan-continental top table prowess" and praised the firm for "delivering answers to the global questions dogging the Magic Circle, coupled with a ruthless pursuit of excellence and ambition".
They also noted that "Linklaters unlocked in 2005 the key to profitability on a global scale that is oft glimpsed and so rarely enacted".
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