Ashurst appointed to Qatari Diar legal panels

ASHURST has been appointed to three Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company (Qatari Diar) legal panels. The firm will provide advice as part of Qatari Diar’s Hotels and Resorts; Infrastructure, Construction and Engineering; and United Kingdom Projects panels. A global Ashurst team, led by real estate partners Anthony Burnett-Scott in London and Rhonda Hare in Singapore, as well as Transport and Infrastructure partner Joss Dare in Dubai successfully pitched for the appointment, the largest ever tender made by Qatari Diar. The team was assisted by partners in Dubai, Australia and the UK. 

 

Qatari Diar Group CEO Eng. Mohammed bin Ali Al Hedfa said: “I am delighted that we have appointed these…firms to support 

Qatari Diar’s global presence across our six panels. Qatari Diar was impressed by the high quality of the proposals received from the firms which participated.” 

 

“Having prior knowledge and experience of Qatar and the GCC as well as the sectors and other regions we work in were essential in the selection of firms and is crucial to Qatari Diar’s vision of making a positive impact and improving the quality of lives in the communities we are serving,” added Al Hedfa. 

 

Qatari Diar recently marked its sixth anniversary and has more than 49 projects under development or planning in 29 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East with a combined value of more than US$35 billion.