Greta Habib joins Greenberg Traurig to strengthen UAE corporate practice
Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added senior corporate/commercial lawyer Greta Habib as a Shareholder in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) location. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Habib founded and led two cross-border corporate law firms in Beirut and Dubai, spearheading strategic growth, innovation, and client engagement across jurisdictions.
“With two decades of experience as a trusted advisor to multinational corporations, governmental organisations, high net worth individuals, and family enterprises in diverse business sectors across the MENA region, Greta embodies the legal excellence and entrepreneurial spirit that is at the heart of Greenberg Traurig’s culture,” said Richard A. Rosenbaum, Greenberg Traurig’s executive chairman. “We welcome her as an impressive addition to our Middle East corporate team that continues to grow to meet robust client demand.”
“As we experience tremendous growth across the region, adding exceptional legal talent like Greta is key to our ability to serve clients at the highest level,” said Khalid A. Al-Thebity, Greenberg Traurig’s Middle East regional chair and managing shareholder of the KSA location. “Her depth of knowledge of commercial law throughout the Middle East fits perfectly with the expertise of our corporate team and client needs.”
At Greenberg Traurig, Habib will focus on complex cross-border structuring and restructuring transactions, involving formation of companies, trusts, foundations as well as private equity and funds in the UAE and broader MENA region. Her corporate structuring experience spans across start-ups, foreign direct investments, regulatory and compliance, corporate governance frameworks, management and board structures, shareholders’ arrangements, boards and stakeholders’ strategic realignment and succession planning.
Habib also advises companies on derivative activities, assisting with license renewals, business transfers, company deregistration and license reactivation. In addition, she advises on asset sales, business transfers, carve-outs, mergers and acquisitions, legal due diligence, joint ventures, corporate alliances, and contentious shareholders’ disputes. Her corporate/ commercial experience includes drafting and negotiating licensing, distribution, franchising, and commercial agency agreements.
“I am delighted to join Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder, having been drawn to the firm for its global platform, entrepreneurial mindset, and client centric approach,” Habib said. “Most importantly, I was drawn to its people — collaborative professionals who lead by example with both expertise and integrity. I look forward to contributing to the expansion of the cross-border Corporate Practice in a culture that truly values excellence, innovation, and long-term client relationships.”
Habib holds an L.L.M. in Private International Law from Paris II – Panthéon-Assas University, is admitted to the Beirut Bar Association and is a registered legal consultant at Dubai Legal Affairs Department. She is fluent in English, Arabic and French.
“It is highly rewarding to strategically grow our capabilities across the Middle East in tandem with the region and our clients,” said Steven Bainbridge and Sarah Mahood, Co-Managing Shareholders of Greenberg Traurig’s UAE location, in a joint statement. “Greta has long been recognised in the region for her ability to deliver commercially sound, multi-jurisdictional legal solutions tailored to complex and evolving business landscapes and we welcome her to the firm.”
