Addleshaw Goddard Middle East marks a decade in the region
Addleshaw Goddard recently marked a major milestone for the law firm, celebrating ten years of successful operations, growth and dedicated client servicing in the region and a growing reputation for bringing more quality, imagination and impact to every aspect of its client relationships.
Following a period of significant investment alongside securing new market share, the firm’s Middle East business, which now has a team of 100+ operating across the MENA region, has seen income growth more than double, and is targeting revenue growth of 60 per cent over the next five years.
Commenting on the milestone, Andrew Johnston, Addleshaw Goddard head of Middle East and Asia, said, “The development of our business in the Middle East over the past ten years has exceeded all expectations, and we are using this latest milestone to set new targets to accelerate the steep growth trajectory we are on and deliver more impact for clients. The client work we have delivered over the last decade, together with the people we are recruiting, has made a real impression. We plan to continue to invest in the future development of our business, and we’re excited about opportunities we are currently exploring to extend our influence into new markets.”
He added, “We are extremely grateful to all our clients across the Middle East for joining us on this exciting journey, and we look forward to further strengthening those partnerships by bringing more quality and imagination to support their business strategies for growth and success in the region for many years to come.”
A premium full-service business law firm in the Middle East, Addleshaw Goddard delivers legal services to some of the region’s most dynamic businesses. Operating as one practice across the region from three offices in the UAE, Oman and Qatar which were opened withing six months of each other in 2012/13, the firm also offers specialist expertise in the wider Middle East. The traditional strengths include Corporate, Banking and Finance including Islamic Finance, Commercial Litigation and Construction, the practice also offers market leading expertise in Infrastructure, Projects & Energy, Employment and Real Estate and a particular focus on sectors as diverse as Retail & Consumer, Healthcare, Transport, Digital, Oil & Gas, and Industrial.
Addleshaw Goddard’s lawyers are permanently based in the Middle East, offering international expertise gained by working on complex and ground-breaking multi-jurisdictional transactions combined with deep-rooted local law experience. Over the years, the firm has developed strong relationships with the region’s key government agencies, corporate entities, financial institutions, regulatory bodies and private individuals across multiple core sectors of the region’s economy.
Addleshaw Goddard’s Arabic-speaking local law team has over ten years’ experience of liaising with the regulatory authorities in the Middle East, and play an integral role in supporting the projects and transactions on which they are instructed. Their expertise means that Addleshaw Goddard are recognised as a team that is capable of advising on, completing and delivering projects and transactions that involve complex local law issues, where execution is heavily dependent on local law expertise and the ability to work collaboratively with local authorities. The firm has won several noteworthy awards since their launch in the region.
