Gide Loyrette Nouel has made a two-fold commitment to the UAE with the opening of not one but two new offices, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The firm is particularly looking to attract work in the M&A, corporate law, banking & finance, and infrastructure spaces.
With the Gulf market contracting, Gide will need to produce a trump card to distinguish itself from other firms in the region and the firm believes that its French origins might just provide that leverage, with its lawyers to have both French civil law and common law qualifications.
“The judicial systems in the UAE and other countries in the region are largely inspired by French civil law, meaning that we are ideally positioned to advise national and international clients on their activities across the Middle East and North Africa,” said Sami Fakhoury, partner in charge of the firm in Dubai.