DLA Piper has relocated its Abu Dhabi office, taking up premises in the Emirates Institute of Banking & Financial Services (EIBFS) Building.
The move reconfirms the firm's commitment to Abu Dhabi, the nation's capital and regional headquarters for many leading global businesses in addition to Federal Government Departments and regional heavyweights.
DLA Piper takes over the space previously occupied by SinoGulf, a leading real estate fund and asset manager.
Duncan Pickering, the Abu-Dhabi based Real Estate partner who led the negotiations, commented: "Our move follows an extensive search process. We wanted to find premises that positioned us closer to our clients and Al Maryah, the site of the new Abu Dhabi Global Markets, and design a modern workplace environment where our staff and our clients would benefit from an open, efficient and technologically advanced space. I believe our move to EIBFS and our subsequent fit-out achieves both of these objectives, enabling us to provide the best possible support to our clients, both now and in the future."
Peter Somekh, Regional Managing Partner, Middle East said: "Our commitment to Abu Dhabi, as evidenced by our move, aligns with our primary regional objective of ensuring that we are able to offer our clients first-class international expertise delivered in a local context." Peter added "We are seeing a strong level of activity in the Abu Dhabi market across a range of sectors and it is important to us that we continue to support clients seeking to take advantage of the vibrant economic, business and cultural community that Abu Dhabi offers."
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About
1. DLA Piper is a global law firm located in more than 30 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific positioning it to help companies with their legal needs anywhere in the world.
2. In the Middle East DLA Piper has over 100 lawyers across nine offices, including representation in every GCC country.
3. Our Abu Dhabi office is spearheaded by Debbie Barbour, a Partner in our Finance & Projects team, and Duncan Pickering, a Partner in our Real Estate team.
4. For further information about our organisation and our services, please visit our website: www.dlapiper.com
For further information:
Sarah Wilson
Head of Marketing and Business Development, Middle East
T: +971 4 438 6280
E: sarah.wilson@dlapiper.com
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