DUBAI - BANKING & FINANCE LAWYER

Job Description:
This major UK and international law firm has an excellent new opportunity for an Associate to join their thriving Banking & Finance practice in Dubai. Their highly-rated team advises banks, market-leading corporates, and sponsors with their financing portfolios as well as on major transactions. They are well known for handling complex multi-bank cross-border deals, both on a secured and unsecured basis, often incorporating green loan or sustainability-linked principles.

Their practice covers the following areas, using both conventional and Islamic structures:

1. Bilateral and syndicated lending
2. Acquisition and leveraged finance
3. Real estate finance
4. Project finance
5. Asset-based lending
6. Receivables finance
7. Trade finance
8. Structured finance

They also have experience working with the full spectrum of stakeholders (including insolvency practitioners, shareholders, directors, and financial creditors) on all aspects of consensual and contentious financial restructuring, in relation to both out-of-court arrangements and court-led proceedings. In this context, they have an in-depth understanding of the UAE's various insolvency regimes and work closely with the leading insolvency practitioners active in the region, often acting on cross-border enforcement of security and other credit support arrangements.

Applicants should ideally be UK or Commonwealth qualified lawyers and have a varied range of high-level banking & finance experience. Some experience in Islamic finance, insolvency/restructuring, ME regional experience, or Arabic language skills would be advantageous, though not essential.

Don't miss this stand-out Gulf finance law opportunity - please apply now for more details!