Dentons hires third partner in Dubai in six months

Dentons has bolstered its UAE Corporate practice with the hire of partner Ziad Saad who has been based in Dubai for over seven years. Saad is the third partner hire for Dentons in Dubai in the past six months, a clear demonstration of the Firm’s commitment to strengthening its Middle East practice while also expanding its senior Arabic-speaking resource. Saad’s recruitment follows that of corporate partner Ghassan Shuhaibar in October and Energy partner Mhairi Main Garcia in November. Saad’s practice is primarily focused on domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity, joint ventures, foreign direct investments and capital markets. He has broad-based transactional experience and in-depth expertise advising international and regional corporate clients across a wide range of industries in Europe and the Middle East, particularly in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. He has also worked extensively in all areas of international capital markets, advising issuers and underwriters in connection with equity and debt offerings, including initial public offerings, rights issues and privatisations. Saad is fluent in Arabic, English and French.